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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Technology leads to spread of Vincent’s vision
Collaboration fostered by a Vincentian priest, some Daughters of Charity and discovery of a connection with the Sisters of Charity led Kristy Eanes to found a group of Ladies of Charity in Central Arkansas. It began with a request to set up a computer lab and an...
Exploring the Connection Between Racism and Poverty
“Every day, Catholic Charities agencies see the faces of the poor across America, and we know firsthand how race and poverty are interconnected,†say Rev. Larry Snyder, president of Catholic Charities USA. In 2006, the poverty rate for African Americans was 24.3%...
Wenchuan Earthquake Appeal
The Great Wall Appeal is a Web-based effort led by Joseph Loftus CM to connect people in rural China with the rest of the world. In the aftermath of the earthquake, the need becomes urgent. The Appeal, in partnership with Jinde Charites, is raising funds for relief of...
Ministering Together builds collaboration, increases effectiveness
Ministering Together, based in Ohio USA, has launched a new effort to encourage bridge-building among Catholic agencies. The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul is part of a collaborative effort being made in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida USA. Read the article; go to the...
This way of going “green” hurts the poor
A plan designed to encourage use of solar energy is, in effect, a regressive tax, according to the manager of policy and research for the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Victoria (Australia). Solar energy is a good idea; having poor households subsidize richer...
Aid for Myanmar cyclone victims
President of the US National Council of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Joe Flanagan says that, because of relatively little red tape, the Society “is in a comparatively positive position" to help Myanmar cyclone victims. Read Mr Flanagan’s letter (.doc);...
Half in Ten Campaign to Fight Poverty
"What we do for each other says something about who we are," said John Edwards during a gathering to kick off Half in Ten, a new initiative that aims to reduce poverty in the United Stats by 50% within 10 years. Half in Ten is a joint project of the Center for...
Telling a story of “The Other America”
CBS News has begun a series about how working people are struggling with hard choices: heat the house or gas the car or buy groceries. In this installment, the reporter's guide is a volunteer at a the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul food pantry in Greenville,...
Religious of St. Vincent elect new Superior General
The Religious fo St. Vincent (link no longer active) have elected Fr. Phiippe Mura, RSV to replace Fr. Yvon Laroche, RSV. Formed in the school of St. Vincent and St. Francis de Sales, influenced by the French School of Spirituality of the seventeenth century, their...
Seeking input for high-level food conference
The Office of the Superior General asked that this notice soliciting input on Food Security for group of Catholic-inspired NGO's and Religious Institutes be placed on the famvin web site. Please note that they request input by May 14. Rome 24.4.08 Dear Friends, We are...
