by John Freund, CM | Oct 30, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Given the Vincentian Family concern for Haiti this award to the Daughters of Charity is significant. Boston Haitian community honors Daughters of Charity Medicines for Humanity (MFH), headquartered in Rockland, MA, recently honored The Daughters of Charity – Haiti...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 6, 2014 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Sewing machines for Haiti – Leavenworth Sisters of Charity – A collaborative project helping develop a sustainable supplementary income in support of ministry and community needs. Following the Vincentian charism of linking persons of means with those in...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 26, 2014 | Vincentian Family
Niagara University signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday with a Haiti-based humanitarian organization founded by an NU alumnus. The Rev. James J. Maher, C.M., Niagara president, and Ed Brennan, ’78, inked the agreement during Vincentian Heritage Week, the...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 13, 2014 | Collaboration, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
Collaboration is in the Air: A fish story from Haiti Over the last two years, the VFHI has embarked on a very interesting path of collaboration with Centre de Formation Fritz Lafontant (CFFL). It was late spring 2012 on another ordinary work day when serendipitously...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 19, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
We are proud to announce that Zafèn has become a field partner with Kiva, a crowdfunding platform supporting a worldwide network of microfinance institutions alleviating poverty through business loans. This collaboration introduces Kiva’s 1 million users to Haitian...
