The main event will take place in Seville, Spain, from 7th-9th June. This time the type of homelessness addressed is that of refugees, internally displaced people and victims of human trafficking.


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by .famvin | November 21, 2025 | News | 0 Comments
Pope Leo XIV shared lunch with 1,300 poor and marginalized guests in the Vatican for the World Day of the Poor. The meal emphasized dignity and welcome. Behind the scenes, the Vincentian Family played a key role in organizing and serving, reflecting its global mission to accompany and uplift those in need.
by .famvin | November 16, 2025 | Homelessness, News | 0 Comments
On September 14, 2025, the Toby family home was inaugurated in Liberia, as part of the “13 Houses” project. After years of living in a precarious hut, the family regains their dignity with a home and support to start a small business. Amid urban poverty and homelessness, this house stands as a symbol of hope, justice, and transformative solidarity.
by .famvin | November 6, 2025 | Homelessness, News | 0 Comments
In Mpepai, Ruvuma region of Tanzania, the 13 Houses for the Jubilee project is about to complete a home for a vulnerable family of ten. They will move from a fragile mud shelter to a safe, sustainable house. The active involvement of the parents and children has strengthened their sense of belonging and hope for a dignified, stable future.
by .famvin | October 2, 2025 | Homelessness | 0 Comments
In the city of Viña del Mar, the Naciones Unidas Camp has emerged, which is a settlement made up mostly of migrant families. After the devastating fire of February 2024, these families were left without homes, but not without hope. Accompanied by the Vincentian Family and the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, a new chapter began: reconstruction.

by .famvin | May 24, 2022 | Homelessness, News
The main event will take place in Seville, Spain, from 7th-9th June. This time the type of homelessness addressed is that of refugees, internally displaced people and victims of human trafficking.

by .famvin | May 22, 2022 | Homelessness, News
Thanks to your generous gifts, the FHA raised 118,236 USD. These donations will allow us to provide 100 emergency shelter kits and build 13 permanent typhoon resistant houses for families in need.

by .famvin | Apr 20, 2022 | Homelessness, News
A year-long campaign called “Home First” will raise awareness about the situation of street children, and to confront the causes that can lead children to become homeless in Kenya.
by John Freund, CM | Mar 27, 2019 | Formation, Homelessness, 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.
by Javier F. Chento | Mar 16, 2019 | Homelessness, 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.
by Javier F. Chento | Feb 23, 2019 | Homelessness, 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.
by John Freund, CM | Feb 20, 2019 | Formation, Homelessness, 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.
by Javier F. Chento | Feb 16, 2019 | Homelessness, 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.
by Javier F. Chento | Feb 8, 2019 | Homelessness, News
Thanks to the Vincentian International Family and “13 houses” of the Famvin Homeless Alliance, we can continue rebuilding in Hueyapan.
by Javier F. Chento | Feb 5, 2019 | Homelessness, 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.
by Javier F. Chento | Jan 29, 2019 | Homelessness, News
The Vincentian Family is collaborating on a new project to help families who lost their homes after a volcanic eruption in Guatemala.
by .famvin | Jan 25, 2019 | Homelessness, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Depaul USA has been addressing what may be a hidden problem to the average American: homeless college students, and in Chicago they have started a homeless housing program called Dax designed just for students.