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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Registration for Vincentian Family WYD events
Registration information for the Vincentian Family events around World Youth Day is now available online.
Reducing 911 calls with shelter clinic
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...
Daughters nominated in Mother’s Day competition
Daughters of Charity receive credit from a Liverpool woman for an upbringing "that made me the person I am today." In fact, "it's a bit out of the ordinary", but she nominated the women in a Mother's Day competition. Read the story.
Make a virtual visit to the US shrine of Miraculous Medal
Right now -- right this moment -- you can take yourself to Saint Mary's of the Barrens Church in Missouri, USA, home of the US national shrine of the Miraculous Medal. Great photos and interestingly presented text: well worth the "trip."
SSVDP director not among “non-profit tycoons”
When a TV station in Portland Oregon USA investigated salaries of executive directors at non-profit agencies in the area, it found that the executive director of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul is paid less than one-tenth of the most highly compensated director...
Valuing voices of seniors in SSVDP
Involvement in the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul of seniors -- people in their 80s and 90s -- is the topic of an article in the February, 2008 Western Region (USA) story. Read the article (.pdf).
Immigrant’s story includes SC boost
A woman who arrived in the US without documents 17 years ago and who now works as a high school counselor talked about her journey recently at a presentation on immigration issues. The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth are part of her story. Read the article.
Nifty example of Web site design
When Ozanam Industries, a project of the Saint Vincent de Paul Society in Australia, updated their "brand" more than a year ago, their Web site was included in the overhaul. The result: an attractive, relatively simple design -- in other words, an attractive site that...
Another window on microfinance
Microsoft and Starbucks call home the urban area of Seattle Washington USA -- and so does Unitus, an organization that has sought to leverage the strengths and opportunities of microfinance around the world. Unitus provides start-up capital for microfinance projects...
Making choice available at a food pantry
A food pantry run by the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Port Huron, Michigan USA has a new location and a new way of making food available: "client choice." Read the story.
