by John Freund, CM | Jun 11, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Teenagers sleeping on the street in Australia because of problems at home, couch surfers and chronically homeless people are among those who will be needing the services of Tasmanian charities this winter. One of Greater Hobart’s main outreach services is...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 4, 2012 | Vincentian Family
And the figure is bound to grow since the annual Vinnies CEO Sleepout will not take place until June 21. 2012. There are more than 100,000 Australians who sleep rough each night of the year. Just under half of these are women; a quarter of these are under the age of...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 2, 2012 | Vincentian Family
The St Vincent de Paul Society has joined the Australian Catholic Council for Employment Relations (ACCER) in calling on Fair Work Australia for an increase in safety net wage rates and the national minimum wage for the nation’s 1.4 million lowest paid workers reports...
by John Freund, CM | May 29, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Sometimes things go in favour of Vinnies and their work, but sometimes not ! writes the Australian CM site. “The two stories below, recently published in the media on May 28, illustrate this: “Who said there was no competition between the big four banks?...
by John Freund, CM | May 18, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Young children from All Hallows School in Five Dock (Inner West Sydney, Australia) are spreading warmth for winter, in a knitting project to benefit the homeless. The students are part of the Mini Vinnies group which has been operating for just on a year, and are...
