For this widow and mother of four living in Mtindu, Tanzania, the Campaign has represented a chance for a new beginning and a better life for herself and her children.
Vincentian Family Homeless Alliance
Building a Wider “We” in the Footsteps of Vincent de Paul
In the Famvin Homeless Alliance, we cannot forget that as we mark St Vincent’s day, yesterday was also the World Day of Migrants and Refugees.
The FHA and the “Season of Creation”
Pope Francis’ words have been inspiring the work of the Famvin Homeless Alliance since its inception four years ago, and they have become even more relevant as the Christian Family celebrates the “Season of Creation.”
The Vincentian Advocacy in the UN
The United Nations is including homelessness in its vocabulary for the first time in its 74 years history.
Welcoming the Stranger in Guatemala City
Father Luis Camarena, CM, describes the work being carried out in Guatemala City, at the “I was a stranger” shelter.
Marin SSVP Key in Drop in Homelessness
The St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County has been a leader in transforming the county’s response to chronic homelessness
The Vincentian Family Homeless Alliance Takes Part in Vincentian Advocacy at the UN
Thanks in part to Vincentian leadership, homelessness and the need to provide adequate housing will be the focus of the next session of the UN Commission For Social Development in 2020.
British Politician’s Formula to Help Homeless: They Need Work, Not Just a Roof Over Their Heads
Rome Reports News agency interviews Dame Louise Casey, a British Government official and now the head of the Institute for Global Homelessness.
What if the 13 Houses Campaign Was Not Only About “13 Houses”?
An update on the first six months of the “13 Houses” Campaign, which stands as a metaphor for all those actions that aim to provide persons who are homeless with safety, community, warmth, hope, and a future.
A New Vincentian Project for the Care of the Homeless in Madrid (Spain)
Following the example of the young founders of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul and of Sr. Rosalie Rendu, DC, the Society and the Daughters of Charity continue walking the streets with the intention of helping those who are most needy. Today, following the example...
A Voice From Ireland, UK & Europe: But What Can I Do About It? Is This a Helpless Plea, Questing Request or Call to Action?
Yes! There is so much to be done every day! It’s tempting to forgive inertia or procrastination about finding out about yet another thing! ‘If there is a patron saint of implementation, it is our own St. Vincent. Always suspicious of pure ideas untethered to concrete...
International Coordinator of the Vincentian Family Homeless Alliance Visits Chile
Mr. Mark McGreevy visited Chile from April 28 to May 5 to sign an agreement between the Vincentian Family Homeless Alliance and the State of Chile, to help people who are homeless.
