by John Freund, CM | Mar 29, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
The PBS documentary Triumph at Carville is a wonderful testimony to the spirit of Vincent, Louise, and Elizabeth Ann–compassionate, loving care for persons rejected by society. “At the premier, I witnessed a 55+ man leap with joy to see a 80+ DC … gave...
by annaread | Mar 27, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Sunday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana USA a dining room that is the project of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul served lunch for 300. On the menu: ham, green beans, dirty rice and cheesecake. The dining room served a record 217,000 meals last year. Read the...
by sjs | Mar 27, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Delegates representing cities from 100 countries are taking part in Athens this week in a global forum of the World Alliance of Cities against Poverty. Among the outcomes expected from the gathering is “the adoption of time-bound and quantified local ‘road...
by annaread | Mar 26, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Rising interest rates and other financial pressures contribute to increasing rates of homelessness in Queensland, Australia. Chairman of the Society Justice Committee of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Robert Leach invites people to leave “heart prints of...
by sjs | Mar 25, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Mission of Mercy, a non-profit, faith-based organization, works out of RVs converted into mobile medical clinics to provides free care to the working poor in South Texas. “[W]e’re working together to show these people that somebody loves them, somebody...
by annaread | Mar 17, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
In just three weeks a medical team from Nova Scotia has provided 1600 free, confidential HIV tests in Sierra Leone. Ordinarily, government hospitals might test only 30 people per month. Sisters of Charity of Halifax helped support the project. Read the story.
