The FHA was launched with the goal of ending homelessness, one house at a time. That’s what moved Ana María Escaño in Malitbog (Southern Leyte) in the Philippines, to launch the “Just One House” project.
Vincentian Family Homeless Alliance
Dreams Built, Futures Secured: Microcredit Innovation in India
“What Must Be Done?” An Answer That Transformed 10,000 Lives
by Anna Mosca | February 4, 2024 | News | 1 Comment
Imagine if Saint Vincent de Paul was with us today. What would he do in a world still torn by wars, where billions of people are looking for a home?
Famvin Homeless Alliance: International Conference 2024
10,000 People Housed through Vincentian Family Global Campaign to End Homelessness
by Vincentian Family Office | December 17, 2023 | News | 0 Comments
Thanks to the unity and commitment of the Vincentian Family, 102 varied projects around the world have emerged to serve different people experiencing homelessness and lacking a safe place to call home.
Over 70 people join the first webinar on the “13 Houses” Campaign
by Vincentian Homeless Alliance | Aug 8, 2021 | News
Vincentians from several branches all over the world joined to listen to our all-women panel explaining how they developed their “13 Houses” projects.
“Welcome Home” in Guatemala with the “13 Houses” Campaign
by Vincentian Homeless Alliance | Aug 1, 2021 | News
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.
A View from India – The Vincentian Congregation and the 13 Houses Campaign
by Javier F. Chento | Mar 27, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family
The Coordinator of the Famvin Homeless Alliance visited India, and reflects on the work of the Vincentian Congregation and the Vincentian Service Society.
Learning Not To See Homelessness
by John Freund, CM | Mar 27, 2019 | Formation, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Reflections, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
My stereotypes of what homeless people look and act like taught me how not to recognize homeless people.
Hope for Venezuela’s Refugees | 13 Houses Campaign
by Javier F. Chento | Mar 16, 2019 | News
Peru has almost 1.8 million people in need of a home due to Structural economic causes along with discrimination, climate change and personal circumstances.
Against the Odds! | 13 Houses Campaign
by Javier F. Chento | Feb 23, 2019 | News
The 13 Houses Campaign aims to improve and transform the lives of 10,000 street homeless people, refugees, internally displaced people and slum dwellers in 3-5 years from 2018.
“I Used To Be Homeless”
by John Freund, CM | Feb 20, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
A story of homelessness with a happy ending but a terrifying realization of being one step away from being out on the streets again.
Winter is Here! | 13 Houses Campaign
by Javier F. Chento | Feb 16, 2019 | News
What about the people that don’t have the luxury of little comforts that make the cold bearable? The scale of street homelessness is shattering.
The Vincentian Family in Mexico Delivers 15 Homes to Victims of Earthquakes
by Javier F. Chento | Feb 8, 2019 | News
Thanks to the Vincentian International Family and “13 houses” of the Famvin Homeless Alliance, we can continue rebuilding in Hueyapan.
A Drop That Makes a Difference
by Javier F. Chento | Feb 5, 2019 | News
What initially seemed like a journey towards safety would turn into a battle that left Kateryna, a single mother displaced by the conflict in Ukraine, desperate and in fear of losing her daughters.
Guatemala Project for Volcano Victims
by Javier F. Chento | Jan 29, 2019 | News
The Vincentian Family is collaborating on a new project to help families who lost their homes after a volcanic eruption in Guatemala.