by annaread | Mar 6, 2008 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Because a pub owner left her estate to the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, a new care center for seniors that emphasizes leisure, education, and health is being built. Read the story.
by annaread | Mar 4, 2008 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul
A community project to help Burmese refugees settle in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA included an important contribution from the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul: furniture. Read the article.
by annaread | Mar 4, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
A concern about bedbugs resulted in a relatively long story about the efforts of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul to care for homeless in Port-of-Spain. There’s an explicit discussion about the link between mental illness and homelessness. Read the...
by annaread | Mar 1, 2008 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The latest issue of Vincentian Concern, the newsletter of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in England and Wales, is online. Some of the articles: youth projects, avoiding accidents in the course of SSVDP volunteer work, support of work in Guyana and Sudan, and...
by annaread | Feb 28, 2008 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Barbara Ryan has been elected president of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in New South Wales, Australia. It is the first time in the 127 year history of the “Vinnies” in New South Wales that a woman has been elected to the post. Read the...
by annaread | Feb 27, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
A clinic in Salt Lake City is opening an after hours satellite at a Society of Saint Vincent de Paul overflow shelter. It’ll offer flu shots, blood pressure checks, and other care for chronic illnesses of the homeless. The result expected is a 30% reduction in...
