The Confraternity of Charity (1617) was the first institutional expression of the Vincentian charism and it involved lay leadership for social action. Read Vincent’s own description of the event at the link above.
International website of the AIC, the umbrella organization of the various offshoots of the COnfraternity around the world today.
In the United Sates visit LCUSA-USA for information about their annual meeting which will be held in San Antonio this year.
List of associations around the world
Groups with addresses in English
GUYANA
Headquarters:    LADIES OF CHARITY ASSOCIATION
27 Brickdam P.O. Box 10720
GEORGETOWN
President:   Natalie ARTHUR   Tel. 592/2/264469
Fax. 592/2/26 15 23
khemraj316@hotmail.com
JAPAN
Headquarters:   AIC-JAPAN
Provincial House of the Daughters of Charity
Kobe Shi, Tarumi-ku, Maiko-dai-8-20-1
KOBE 655-0046
President:    Mie KUDO   Tel. 81/078/782 7721
Fax. 81/78/782 7721
aic-japan@s9.dion.ne.jp
MALTA
Headquarters:    SOCIETY OF THE LADIES OF CHARITY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
St. Vincent Street “Herrera”
SLIEMA
President:   Marguerite HERRERA   Tel : 356 213 30 885
marher@mail.com
GHANA
Headquarters:   SISTERS NETCARE SERVICE
Post Office Box BC 87
Burma Camp ACCRA
President:
Project
Magaret AMANU
Mampong, Obom et Anomabu
meg_a81@yahoo.co.uk
NIGERIA
Headquarters:   AIC – NIGERIA
St. Vincent de Paul House
P.O. Box 3356 Maryland
ENUGU Enugu State
President:    Nkiru RASCO ARONU   aicenugu@yahoo.com
PHILIPPINES
Headquarters:    LADIES OF CHARITY OF THE PHILIPPINES – AIC-PHILIPPINES
Pius XII Catholic Center Room 214
1175 United Nations Avenue
PACO, MANILA 2801
President:    Luz OCAMPO   Tel. 63/2/525 77 68
Fax. 63/2/525 77 68
lcaicphil@yahoo.com
USA
Headquarters:    LADIES OF CHARITY OF THE UNITED STATES -LCUSA-
P.O. Box 31697
MO 63131-06697 ST LOUIS MISSOURI
President:    Mary Beth O’BRIEN   Tel. 1/314 344 11 84
Fax. 1/314 344 2989
lcstlouis@aol.com
http://www.famvin.org/LCUSA
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