by John Freund, CM | Oct 1, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Fr. Robert P. Maloney, C.M; Fr. Joseph V. Agostino, C.M and Sister Margaret Marie Clifford, DC. are leading a 4 day workshop on Wise Asset Management for Vincentians The 74 participants  (33 C.M, 34 D.C, 7 Vincentian Family) have gathered in St. Vincent’s, Gopalpur on...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 18, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Housing Justice is happy to announce that the Rt Rev., James Langstaff, Lord Bishop of Rochester (England) , Chair of Housing Justice, will be doing a sleep-out as part of Homeless Sunday 2015. Bishop James was made a Lord Bishop earlier this year, thus enabling him...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 8, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
How do you get an education if you are homeless? High school for homeless breaking the cycle of addiction and poverty An article from the Sydney Morning Herald caught my attention  “Concentrating on trigonometry can be a struggle for any teenager, let alone...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 27, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
What happens when 4 CEO’s collaborate? The following piece from the Frederick eGazette by the CEO of the Society of of Vincent dePaul offers a nuanced answer. Not much much…and yet so much! From Your Servant Leader (David  Barringer)- August 21, 2014...
by Gary Stevens | Aug 26, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
This is not yet another Ice Bucket Challenge but an invitation  and a challenge to join to the 7th Annual Friends of the Poor® Walk/Run The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) will sponsor the 7th Annual Friends of the Poor® Walk/Run on Sept. 20, 2014 throughout the...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 22, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
As the Vincent de Paul Society pivots from a charity-only model to one that also advocates for social justice and the systemic changes necessary to help those who are working hard to escape the vicious cycle of poverty they have partnered with the Catholic Campaign...