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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Two Daughters of Charity Dead in Peru Quake
"We got word that two of our sisters were kiled. They were at a funeral mass in St. Clement's church in Pisco, Peru and the roof fell in on them. There were five D. of C. at the mass and three survived. Sister Antonieta Perla, who was the former Visitatrix and the...
Come Together – Change the World
Come together - Change the World - "Don't just ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself how you can come alive!" This is the tag line of a new "Social Entrepreneurs" and "social networking" website. International Justice Mission is a human rights agency that...
Operational Guidelines 2007-2009 AIC
International Association of Charities - Operational guidelines 2007-2009 Convinced · Of the interaction between culture and poverty of women · That every culture can evolve AIC groups commit to 1. Strengthen resolutions regarding poverty of women through: ·...
Information about the earthquake in Peru
A page with comprehensive information about last Wednesday's earthquake is developing at Wikipedia. Take a look. See, too, the brief article on Pisco, which includes a photo of the Plaza des Armas with the church, now destroyed, in the background.
Why a place like Ozanam House needs to exist
Ozanam House, a short-term crisis accommodation for men who are homeless, is mentioned in a piece in today's The Age (Melbourne, Australia): No way home. The writer poses the question, "Why do places like Ozanam House seem to have to exist? Are we just compounding the...
VetLIFT: help for homeless veterans
More than 1800 chronically homeless military veterans live in Lane County, Oregon. VetLIFT, a project of the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County, works with participants on self-identified goals for housing, job skills, and self-determination. Now the program...
‘We can’t serve the poor if we live far from them’
An interview with Sister Anna Wiwik Soepraptiwi D.C., superior of the Indonesian Province of the Daughters of Charity, recently appeared in Indian Catholic: the most important thing is not how many people we serve or how much service we do, but how many people we...
DC – Recognition for Typhoon “relief and rehabilitation”
The annual Gawad Kalasag Awards in the Philippines honor organizations and individuals who make outstanding contributions to helping with the impact of disasters such as Typhoon Reming. Among this year's honorees: The Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul....
Small scale fundraising model?
What if people from all walks of life could connect directly with public schools, learn about specific classroom needs, and choose how to help? That's the simple foundation of donorschoose.org. What do you think about the model? Read about their story and mission.
Back to school for some; back to the dentist for others
Two projects of Southern Oregon's Rogue Valley District Council of the Saint Vincent de Paul Society have recently captured coverage: its help with back to school supplies and a dental clinic at its homeless shelter. Read Open wide and say 'Ahh'.
