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Vincentian Family Homeless Alliance
The Commissioning of Two Houses to Two Families With Insufficient Accommodation
by Paulinah Appiah Antwi | August 6, 2023 | Homelessness, News | 2 Comments
Botswana finally joined the many countries that have benefited from the FAMVIN Homeless Alliance funding
The Cry of Street Children across the World: How the Vincentian Family is Responding
by Vincentian Family Office | May 28, 2023 | News | 0 Comments
Poverty affects everyone including children, in fact, they are more than twice as likely to live in poverty than adults.
Protecting Children’s Rights in the Netherlands
by Vincentian Family Office | May 21, 2023 | News | 0 Comments
According to recent figures published by Statistics Netherlands (CBS)[1], 209,000 children in the Netherlands are living at risk of poverty, with their parents earning a salary below the national low-income threshold.
From Venezuela to Colombia: Crossing the Borders for a Better Future
by Vincentian Family Office | May 7, 2023 | News | 0 Comments
Since the 2015 economic crisis in Venezuela, Colombia has hosted approximately 1.7 million Venezuelans, representing more than 37% of the approximately 4.6 million Venezuelan refugees in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Commissioning of Two Houses to Two Families With Insufficient Accommodation
by Paulinah Appiah Antwi | Aug 6, 2023 | Homelessness, News
Botswana finally joined the many countries that have benefited from the FAMVIN Homeless Alliance funding
The Cry of Street Children across the World: How the Vincentian Family is Responding
by Vincentian Family Office | May 28, 2023 | News
Poverty affects everyone including children, in fact, they are more than twice as likely to live in poverty than adults.
Sheltering: A meditation for the Vincentian Family
by Robert Maloney, CM | Nov 23, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
The works of mercy lie at the heart of our Family’s spirituality.
Papal Blessing of “Sheltering”, a Gift to the Vincentian Family
by Tomaž Mavrič, CM | Nov 22, 2022 | News
On Wednesday 9th November, as part of the lead up to the Sixth World Day of the Poor, Pope Francis blessed “Sheltering” a sculpture depicting the plight of those suffering homelessness across the world.
“Human Trafficking and Homelessness” Webinar, November 24
by Vincentian Family Office | Nov 14, 2022 | News
The FHA proposes this webinar, symbolically placed on the eve of the International Day to Eliminate Violence against Women, to put the spotlight on the global responses to human trafficking, and to examine the intersections with homelessness.
A First Step Towards Stable Housing for Climate Refugees in Papua New Guinea
by Vincentian Family Office | Nov 13, 2022 | News
The Vincentian International Mission Team (CM-PNG) recognizes that the lives of the poor will continue to deteriorate as climate change intensifies.
Francis blessed “Sheltering”, a sculpture that promotes the Vincentian Family’s “13 Houses Campaign”
by Vincentian Family Office | Nov 10, 2022 | News
He did so at his usual Wednesday audience in St. Peter’s Square. “Sheltering” seeks to promote the “13 Houses Campaign” to provide material and spiritual help to people experiencing homelessness around the world.
World Day of the Poor: Pope Francis will bless a sculpture that invites the world to care for the homeless
by Vincentian Family Office | Nov 8, 2022 | News
The sculpture ”Sheltering” will be unveiled next Wednesday, November 9, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. The sculpture seeks to promote the Vincentian Family’s “13 Houses Campaign” to provide material and spiritual help to people suffering from homelessness around the world.
The Daughters of Charity respond to homelessness affecting children in the streets of Kitale (Kenya)
by Vincentian Family Office | Oct 2, 2022 | News
Each year, on 10th October, World Homeless Day is marked to educate people across the world about homelessness issues, and to reflect on how homelessness can affect people of all countries, paths of life and ages, especially children.
At the Service of People Experiencing Homelessness: Depaul Ireland Hits the Target of 27 Properties
by .famvin | Sep 11, 2022 | News
We are very pleased to hear that Depaul Ireland, part of the 13 Houses Campaign, has managed to hit the target of 27 properties that they aimed to acquire, to help people experiencing homelessness secure a safe place to call home
Access to water: the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth work towards a right still denied to many
by Vincentian Family Office | Aug 7, 2022 | News
Water is one of the basic rights that is, unfortunately, still denied to many people across the globe.