by annaread | Nov 18, 2007 | Evangelization, Formation, News
A Society of St. Vincent de Paul conference in Longview Washington USA has reached the final stage of fundraising for an 8200 square foot warehouse. This will more than quadruple their existing work space. The newspaper article, linked here, is followed by comments...
by annaread | Nov 14, 2007 | Formation
Since 1982 the number of US nonprofits has increased 200%; in 2025, 80% of American dependents will be elderly, whose care costs three times youth dependents’; the best US donors are not baby boomers and pre-baby boomers. The new donors want “impact,...
by annaread | Nov 10, 2007 | Formation
Man wins supermarket gift certificate and doesn’t keep it. Read the story.
by John Freund, CM | Oct 7, 2007 | Featured, Formation, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
[google 2238105394190368409] There’s a garbage pile that dwarfs, easily, the small hills of Rome — and people live on top of it. Payatas is home to people who live on and from the refuse of the super-metropolis of Manila (population 12 million). Learn more...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 1, 2007 | Formation, Vincentian Family
The weekly reflection sheets prepared by Sr. Kieran Kneaves, DC are available at the SVDP-USA site in both English and Spanish. It was an oversight that famvin.org did not mention the availability of the more recent editions. Since some seem to appreciate the notice...
by annaread | Sep 29, 2007 | Evangelization, Formation, News
Dallas, Texas was the largest American city without a St Vincent de Paul Thrift Store until a very special grand opening today. The store’s slogan — Much more than a store — points to what a volunteer told The Dallas Morning News: the store is...
