by annaread | Nov 5, 2007 | Evangelization, News, Systemic change
Sunday the Salem Oregon USA St Vincent de Paul Society held the grand opening of the Center for Family Success, a program to work with families where parents have, by incarceration or otherwise, been involved with the criminal justice system. It’s modeled on... by annaread | Nov 2, 2007 | Evangelization, News
“All life that God gave,” says Daughter of Charity Katerina Fuchs, “must be respected.” In Jerusalem, the Daughters run a facility that provides full-time care for 59 severely disabled children, two-thirds of whom are Arab. Among the workers... by annaread | Oct 31, 2007 | Evangelization, News
Few weeks pass without a St Vincent de Paul volunteer being featured in a newspaper somewhere in the world. Yesterday in St Louis, Missiouri USA a newspaper ran with a story about a senior who refuses to let “his body’s imperfections slow him down”.... by annaread | Oct 27, 2007 | Disasters and Responses, News
ReliefWeb, which compiles news and information from multiple sources, has a Web page with links to current information about Pisco. Visit the page. by annaread | Oct 26, 2007 | Collaboration, Disasters and Responses, News, Vincentian Family
Joan Mahon, who has provided updates for the Vincentian family about the earthquake in Pisco, was the subject of a “Neighbors” feature this week in the Bradenton Herald. photo: Grant Jefferies, Bradenton Herald Read the story. by annaread | Oct 25, 2007 | Evangelization, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
On its first anniversary, Cincinnati’s St. Vincent de Paul free pharmacy sees requests for help with prescription drugs increasing by 20% each month. Read the story.