by annaread | Apr 20, 2008 | Justice and Peace, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Stretching a budget for feeding the hungry and dealing with concerns of neighbors motivated the beginning of a fresh idea for helping day workers:  the St. Joseph the Worker, Dayworker Center in San Jose, California USA, which is under the administrative umbrella of...
by annaread | Apr 20, 2008 | Featured, Systemic change
The sixth in the Seeds of Change series: 20 strategies for systemic change described by members of the Vincentian Family’s Commission for Promoting Systemic Change. Sister Ellen Flynn DC, Province of Great Britain, writes: Systemic Change Strategy Six: Implement...
by annaread | Apr 17, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
About 30 people are being served each day at a health clinic operated by the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Charlotte County, Florida USA. “We’re seeing the working poor — those not poor enough for Medicaid, but who don’t have...
by annaread | Apr 17, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Saturday the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Phoenix, Arizona USA hosts the Saint Vincent de Paul Experience, a game in which players see minor things — a car repair or medical bill, for example — escalate into full-blown crises that put players on the...
by annaread | Apr 17, 2008 | Disasters and Responses, News, Vincentian Family
It is hard to know where to begin the story of gathering some of the US Vincentian Family in New Orleans last week. There are many signs of hope. Rebuilding and building anew is underway. People are returning. The presence of a gathering such as the Vincentian...
