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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Homelessness seen by soloist for LA Philharmonic
"...once homelessness changes your heart there is no going back" Mark Horvath Interviews acclaimed violinist Robert Gupta on Skid Row. Robert Gupta brings music to the homeless. I was honored to be invited by Robert Gupta to speak at the first every TEDxSkidRow ....
Joint commissioning of Chaplains in Anglican and Catholic Dioceses
BATHURST NSW: The Anglican and Catholic Dioceses of Bathurst held a joint Commissioning of Prison Chaplains to the Bathurst Correctional Complex on Tuesday 19th June 2012. The two Dioceses signed a Covenant to work together in any way possible towards visible...
After “Courageous Charity” – NGO Charity briefing
Sister Caroljean WIllie, SC (Cinncinati) gave a presentation to the joint meeting of Federation leaders and Company of Charity Formation Personnel held in New Brunswick June 14-17. (CCFP is affiliated with the SC Federation.) She then left for Brazil to...
A vocation within a vocation – Serving Hispanics
"Yet I also believe there is a vocation within the vocation of a Daughter of Charity. Serving the poor makes our heart come alive. My own vocation as a Daughter of Charity means that treasure that holds my heart is the poor, yes, but there is another "treasure within...
“Courageous Charity” Day 2
“The Charity Charism in our genes, in our DNA – in our innermost being – allows us to see and perceive the world differently … Our lens and focus are always courageous charity … Perhaps it is time for us to borrow that phrase [from Star Trek] “to go boldly where no...
“Courageous Charity” – Report from Sisters of Charity Federation
“May these days together do for us what every Charity Federation gathering does: reveal and rekindle an aspect of our relationship as women of charity in our world today … together in the Great Work.” --Sister Mary Beth McCurdy, Congregational...
Spanish Solidarity Bank – a kind of micro-finance
The economic crisis has left many people in desperate situations. A Spanish organization decided to respond to this need by creating a so called 'Solidarity Bank.' RomeReports TV has a 90 second video Through this website, people in Spain, can request everything from...
Ten immutable laws of story telling
For those interested in telling the story of those in poverty and "Voice of the Poor" advocacy , the Visual Storytelling Network offers this post focusing on The 10 Immutable Laws of Storytelling 1. Stories are about people. Even if your organization (a) is devoted to...
Social Media Directory to connect advocacy groups
For those interest in Voice of the Poor efforts Half in Ten has developed a social media directory to facilitate connections among grassroots advocacy organizations and policy experts working to reduce poverty and create economic opportunity. We hope you’ll connect...
CEO’s sleeping out in Australian winter raise 4 million for homeless
The annual CEO Sleepout in the midst of Australia's winter is just shy of 4 million dollars according to its website. There are more than 100,000 Australians who sleep rough each night of the year. Just under half of these are women; a quarter of these are under the...
