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The Family
The Vincentian Family, the heritage of Vincent de Paul, Louise de Marillac, Frederic Ozanam, Elizabeth Seton and so many others seeks to coordinate its efforts to collaborate for systemic change. In addition to the multilingual digital networks of .famvin, it is supported by several commissions and programs:
- The Vincentian Family Executive Committee (VFEC), comprised of selected leaders of the Vincentian Family.
- The Vincentian Family Office (VFO), a newly developed initiative to assist the Family.
- The Vincentian Family Collaboration Commission (VFCC) and the Vincentian Family Collaborative Action Program (VFCAP) to train Vincentian family members in collaborative skills and planning.
- The Vincentian Comission for Promoting Systemic Change (VCPSC), promoting collaborative projects that change entire systems to alleviate poverty.
- The Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative (VFHI), a systemic change project.
Read more about us: who we are and why we serve!
- THE BRANCHES of the Vincentian Family, both lay and religious.
- Who We Are and What We Do: our mission and purpose as a spiritual family dedicated to the preaching of the Gospel in the world of the impoverished.
The Vincentian Family includes: The Ladies of Charity · The Congregation of the Mission · The Daughters of Charity · The Sisters of Charity Federation · The Society of St. Vincent de Paul · The Association of the Miraculous Medal · The Vincentian Marian Youth …and hundreds of related groups founded by followers of St. Vincent.