by John Freund, CM | Jun 22, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
There is an economic lesson on how much it costs to ignore homeless. Even if you don’t think society has a moral obligation to care for the least among us, a new study underscores that we have a financial obligation to do so. Late last week, the Central Florida...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 21, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Cincinnati Reds to ‘Strike Out Hunger’ with SVDP The Society of St. Vincent de Paul-Cincinnati, the Cincinnati Reds and WLWT are partnering to Strike Out Hunger in Greater Cincinnati on Friday, June 20 and Saturday, June 21. Fans who donate a minimum of three...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 19, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
We are proud to announce that Zafèn has become a field partner with Kiva, a crowdfunding platform supporting a worldwide network of microfinance institutions alleviating poverty through business loans. This collaboration introduces Kiva’s 1 million users to Haitian...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 17, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Thanks to the St. Vincent de Paul Society “Homeless Families get Second Chance at Life” according to WISCTV. Stepping Stone was created to help families that were struggling to survive financially. It would be easy to see the Stepping Stone Permanent...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 15, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Criminalizing homelessness – a growing phenomenon… Â But not a new one. St. Vincent de Paul was well acquainted with this. It his time it was called the “Great Confinement” Noted Vincentian historian Ed Udovic writes about 17th century France...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 15, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Systemic change
The Vincentian Reentry Organizing Project anticipated Pope Francis’ recent call  for a “System of Justice That Fully Rehabilitates Wrongdoers” Mass Incarceration is breaking families apart, ruining communities, and leaving us unsafe. We are...
