Vincentian Family Homeless Alliance
13 Houses Project Reaches 17 Families in Brazil
by .famvin | August 13, 2023 | Homelessness, News | 0 Comments
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.
The Link Between Global Homelessness and Poor Mental Health
by .famvin | Oct 29, 2023 | Formation
Mental health conditions can lead to homelessness and can also prevent those experiencing homelessness from getting back on their feet.
Let’s shape the advocacy toolkit together
by Vincentian Family Office | Oct 1, 2023 | News
We are embarking on a special project, and we need your valuable input.
13 Houses Project Reaches 17 Families in Brazil
by .famvin | Aug 13, 2023 | Homelessness, News
The involvement of the National Council of Brazil (CNB) of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in the 13 Houses Project...
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.
Accompanying the Journey of a Refugee. What Have we heard? What Action will we Take in the Future?
by Mark McGreevy | Jul 24, 2022 | Formation
The Second International Conference of the FamVin Homeless Alliance took place in Sevilla (June 7-9). During that time the participants reflected on the reality of refugees, displaced and abused individuals.
Famvin International Conference on refugees, displaced persons and trafficked individuals
by Mikel Sagastagoitia, c.m. | Jun 26, 2022 | Homelessness, News
Seville was the city that hosted from June 7-9, the second FHA International Conference entitled, “Accompanying the journey of a refugee.”
Together on a Journey to Accompany Refugees, Internally Displaced People and Victims of Human Trafficking
by .famvin | Jun 19, 2022 | Homelessness, News
Silence. Tears. And then applause. The core meaning of a dangerous, tortuous journey, full of fear, but also hope for a better future is encapsulated in the embrace of the beneficiaries of the projects of the Daughters of Charity (DC) in Seville, Spain, where the...
Going into the Darkness Looking for Light
by Jim Claffey | Jun 19, 2022 | News
Seventy FamVin members gathered in Seville this month to discuss how to accompany refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) as part of FHA’s commitment to respond creatively to the needs of homeless persons (including street sleepers and slum dwellers).