Vincentian Family Homeless Alliance
“Welcome Home” in Guatemala with the “13 Houses” Campaign
by Vincentian Homeless Alliance | August 1, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
After three years of work, more than 30 families who lost their homes during the Volcán de Fuego eruption in 2018 now have a better and safer place to call home.
Our path ahead
by Vincentian Homeless Alliance | July 25, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
Frederic Ozanam once said that “Charity must never look to the past, but always to the future, because the number of its past works is still very small and the present and future miseries that it must alleviate are infinite.”
“Building with Love” to move the 13 Houses Campaign in Ecuador forward
by Vincentian Homeless Alliance | July 18, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
The Vincentian Family in Ecuador is a great example of Vincentian collaboration, with 9 branches working together to serve the poorest of the poor.
Vincentian Mapping Project
by Vincentian Homeless Alliance | July 11, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
If you ask Vincentians why their work with homeless people is essential, you will receive a number of answers.
![Helping Families Rebuild their Lives after the December 2021 Typhoon in the Philippines](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2022/04/tifon-filipinas-1.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Helping Families Rebuild their Lives after the December 2021 Typhoon in the Philippines
by Famvin Homeless Alliance | Apr 10, 2022 | News
In December 2021, Typhoon Odette/Ray battered the Philippines blowing off roofs, uprooting trees, cutting off power and leaving hundreds of thousands to seek shelter.
![France, Italy and Botswana join the “13 Houses” Campaign!](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2022/03/3Countries-e1646645054964.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
France, Italy and Botswana join the “13 Houses” Campaign!
by Javier F. Chento | Mar 13, 2022 | News
Botswana, France and Italy have joined the “13 Houses” Campaign with three very different projects.
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The Vincentian Family in the Philippines is providing emergency shelter kits with your donations
by .famvin | Feb 20, 2022 | News
Thanks to the generous donations to the Vincentian Family Philippines Appeal, our brothers and sisters can provide more emergency shelters kits for those who have lost their homes.
#13, a Lucky Vincentian Number Against Homelessness
by Javier F. Chento | Oct 20, 2019 | News
#13 seems to be a key number for Vincentians fighting homelessness around the world, despite all the superstitions that surround that number.
Vincentian Family Homelessness Ministry Map
by Javier F. Chento | Oct 13, 2019 | News
The Famvin Homeless Alliance is gathering information on all Vincentian homelessness ministries and placing them onto an accessible map.
“We Go Out to Look for our Brothers on the Streets, Like Jesus With the Missing Sheep”
by Javier F. Chento | Oct 12, 2019 | News
During the cold nights of Bogotá, you can find groups of six people looking for people sleeping on the streets of the Colombian capital.
Diaries of a Vincentian: In Each Person We Met, God Was Waiting for Us
by Rodolph Haddad | Oct 6, 2019 | News
In each person we met, God was waiting for us, welcoming us and teaching us how to serve Him humbly.
A New House for a Better Life in New Zealand
by Javier F. Chento | Sep 29, 2019 | Disasters and Responses, News
Terri and husband Tane immigrated to New Zealand from Kiribati islands in 2008 with their 2-year-old son. They initially lived with friends.
Diaries of a Vincentian: Migrant? Me? A Stark, Old and Current Reality in the World
by Ricardo Cruz Humán CM | Sep 29, 2019 | News
My contact with so many cases and stories of migrants over the last two years has made me reflect deeply…
Facing a Medical Emergency Alone
by John Freund, CM | Sep 18, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
Have you ever had a medical emergency after hours?
Spreading the Word About the “13 Houses” Among Vincentians in Brazil
by Javier F. Chento | Sep 15, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family
Ada Ferreira, the volunteer ambassador from Brazil, hasn’t missed a chance to encourage Vincentians to join the Alliance and the “13 Houses” Campaign.
Greeting of Pope Francis During his Visit to Akamasoa
by Elena Grazini | Sep 14, 2019 | News
During the Apostolic Journey to Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius, the Holy Father Francis visited the City of Friendship, Akamasoa.