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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
“Social inclusion” as an approach to ending homelessness
"A Journey to Social Inclusion" is the name of a new plan in Victoria, Australia to effect changes needed to break the cycle of homelessness. A St Vincent de Paul Society representative says options for housing have decreased at a time that need might well expand....
Two Sisters of Charity make list of Irish America’s top 100
Two Sisters of Charity appear on the 2008 Irish America list of 100 top Irish Americans. Covenant House President Patricia Cruise, S.C. is on the Irish America's Finest in Community roster. And the list of Finest in Education includes a lengthy interview with Peggy...
Drought affects property prices, school fees, more
Barbara Ryan, president of a State Council of the St Vincent de Paul Society in Australia, details the impact of the ongoing drought, one of the longest and most severe. Read the article.
Most death sentences in Cuba to be commuted
The president of Cuba, Raúl Castro, has announced that most death sentences will be commuted to terms of 30 years to life, which according to one estimate will spare the lives of about 30 prisoners. Read the story.
Hard choices drive new clients to soup kitchen
Rising costs of food and gasoline have created financial pressure extreme enough that people who have never before received social services are now accepting help. The number of guests at a Sisters of Charity soup kitchen in Charleston has increased recently by half....
Big party? Big business? Faith builder? More?
World Youth Day: what is it, really? The Sydney Morning Herald takes on the questions and delivers a variety of views in an extensive article. Read it.
SSVDP food bank notes populations at risk in economic downturn
Three groups are being affected strongly by the current economic downturn in the US, according to an emergency services director for the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Oregon, USA: the unemployed, aged 50-61 who are too young for Social Security; those with...
Daughter of Charity, leader in civil rights, moves from Dallas to immigrant center
Daughter of Charity Consuelo Tovar, who organized the largest civil rights march in the history of Dallas, Texas, moved from Dallas today to an immigrant center run by the Daughters in Reynosa, Mexico. Read the story.
Enthusiam? For the birds!
Sister of Charity Marty Dermody had been "hoping and praying" for someone like Jill Russell, Ph.D., an assistant professor of biology at the College of Mount St. Joseph. Read why -- and don't stop at the headline. This avocation helps spread environmental awareness.
Sister of Charity talks about vocation, occupation
Among the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, only 14% -- 45 -- are teachers. One is Sister Susan Yerkich, SC who says, "...it's kind of a tribute to the current lay leadership that the schools go on beautifully when sisters aren't present." Read the story.
