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Articles from the Famvin News Archive
Question for the Vincentian Family
I was recently stopped in my tracks by this email I received. --- Given the global concern about an Avian Flu pandemic who will be the voice of the poor as plans are being made?The sender wrote, "The poor don't figure highly for a scarce resource (tamiflu &...
US Teenagers and the Internet – Latest Pew Internet Study
Pew Internet Report on Teens Creating and Consuming Online Content: blogs, music, video, etc 57% of Teen Internet Users Create, Remix or Share Content Online Half of Online Teens Download Music, One in Three Download Video; One in Five Have a Blog; One in Five Remix...
Australian Catholic University strengthens ties with Vinnies
ACU National has strengthened ties with the St Vincent de Paul Society Sydney Archdiocese with the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). .. The Memorandum Of Understanding provides a partnership which will impact on social policy and benefit the poor...
300% rise in calls to St Vincent de Paul (Ireland)
02 November 2005 19:55 The St Vincent de Paul has recorded a 300% increase in the number of calls for assistance it has received over the past two years. The society, which published its pre-Budget submission this afternoon, says there are 600,000 people living in...
Archdiocese Pledges $500,000 For Vincentian Retirement Home
The Archdiocese of St. Louis has pledged $500,000 to help build a new retirement center for Vincentian order priests and brothers in Perryville. Archbishop Raymond L. Burke made the pledge, which will be paid out over a five-year period to help build the new facility....
Guide to Poverty Alleviation Organizations, Resources On The Internet
This web guide contains useful sources of information that are on the World Wide Web (web) about poverty and the related topics covered in PovertyNet.In additions to resources by regions of the world the following will give some idea of the resources it covers......
First Sisters of Charity Land at Leavenworth Landing – 1858
November 11, 1858 - First Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth arrive at the Leavenworth LandingVincentian Encyclopedia article Famvin.org site search Google search - Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth
Katrina Forges New Consensus on Poverty
Hurricane Katrina has forged a strong consensus among America's major racial and ethnic groups to eliminate poverty in America, according to a new multilingual poll. The storm and its aftermath also shook public confidence in the U.S. government's capacity to handle...
Resources for Anniversary of Beatification of Rosalie Rendu, DC
November 9 marks the anniversary of the beatification of Rosalie Rendu, DC. famvin.org provides a list of resources to aid in the celebration of the occasion.Vincentian Encyclopedia article. Previous famvin postings Google search - Rosalie Rendu Images of Rosalie on...
What Do Budget Number Really Mean?
Center for Economic Policy Research has released a new online calculator (http://www.cepr.net/calculators/bc/cbc.html) that they hope will make it easier for reporters, policymakers, and others to quickly place budget numbers in context. The results are often quite...
