by John Freund, CM | Oct 4, 2009 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Mercy Housing California, which worked in conjunction with St. Vincent’s and the Daughters of Charity, owner of the property at 4200 Calle Real since the 1850s, celebrated e completion of the buildings. Villa Caridad, the senior housing complex and the family-oriented...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 4, 2009 | Collaboration, Daughters of Charity, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
No place to lay their heads “Ozanam House was founded in 1995 by the Lagos Catholic Archdiocese, as an initiative of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, and managed by nuns of the Daughters of Charity (Nigeria). Its primary purpose is the provision of temporary...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 3, 2009 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
There is a growing belief among social service providers that it is far more cost effective and more humane to prevent homelessness rather than just provide emergency shelter and food. Furthermore, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recognizes it is...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 2, 2009 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A community cannot call itself Christian if it does not welcome immigrants is the message from Bishop Alvaro Ramazzini Imeri of San Marcos in a message titled “Migration and the Faith,” published on the occasion of the National Day of the Immigrant, to be...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 24, 2009 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
The new Vincentian House in Sydney will replace a much smaller one that in the past few months has been turning away a staggering 10 times as many families as it can take. Â “Alarmingly, we are also seeing families becoming homeless who were previously in the...
