by annaread | Feb 15, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Yesterday events were held throughout Arizona, USA to educate parents about the state-sponsored health insurance program for children. In the town of Kingman, volunteers from the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul handed out information and helped with forms. Read the... by annaread | Feb 12, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Last year the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Baltimore began a “housing first” program: making housing the top priority in anti-poverty efforts. Now the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded the program funds to expand. Read the... by annaread | Feb 12, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
A fund-raiser and a recycling initiative, Aurora Glass makes drawer pulls, sun catchers, vases and more (right: an ornament). The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul of Lane County, Oregon saw opportunity in a “mountain of glass” near a freeway — this... by sjs | Feb 8, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“Our vision of the future is to transform healthcare for our community…and the clinics that we will operate in Wal-Mart Supercenters [in Arkansas] will be a great solution for patients who come to us for health and healing,” says St. Vincent Health... by annaread | Feb 7, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Personal stories form the basis of a hospital Web site that has won a National Service Industry Advertising Gold Award. St. Vincent Hospitals in Indiana, which is sponsored in part by four provinces of the Daughters of Charity, hosts MyStory.stvincent.org: inspiring... by annaread | Feb 3, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Look to the church. That’s the development proposal of some church-run charities in Australia. It isn’t a matter of taking property away from other uses; it is a matter of making use of what now lies unused. A word that comes to mind is...
