by Beth | Feb 21, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The St. Petersburg Times has a thoughtful article on the conflict (reported on earlier in famvin) between the SVDP and the NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) syndrome.St. Vincent de Paul was stuck between a rock and a hard place. The Roman Catholic charity was trying to help...
by Beth | Jan 28, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Homelessness Sunday is an annual day of ecumenical prayer and action marked by over 2,000 churches in England, Scotland and Wales. Scheduled for the last Sunday in January each year this group tries to raise consciousness of the needs of the homeless. From their...
by Beth | Jan 18, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (The Criterion) –The Indiana Catholic bishops call the faithful “to welcome others as Christ himself” in a pastoral letter on the treatment of immigrants. In a document issued on Jan. 12 entitled “I Was a Stranger and You...
by Beth | Jan 17, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Although the original Tent City was forced to shut down, it is interesting to note that two more were created by departing residents on the same day the eviction occurred � one is located in front of St. Vincent DePaul and the other is located at 9th Street and 5th...
by Beth | Jan 16, 2007 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
ST. PETERSBURG – Friday came and went without a showdown at the tent city for the homeless along the 1200 block of Fourth Avenue N.The St. Vincent de Paul Society, which had allowed a group of homeless to pitch their tents on its lot, had set a deadline of noon...
