by annaread | Mar 31, 2008 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
Yesterday in Kallianpur, India the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul held a celebration of the 25th anniversary of Ozanam Home for the Aged, which was established December 14, 1982. See photographs and read brief article.
by annaread | Mar 31, 2008 | Evangelization, News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Louisiana State University women worked through pouring rain on Saturday to paint, clean and landscape a women’s shelter operated by the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul. The project was part of the university’s celebration of Women’s History...
by annaread | Mar 30, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
That’s the judgment of a food bank executive in Tampa Bay, Florida USA where demand at food pantries and soup kitchens such as the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul’s has increased by 20 to 25 per cent. At the same time, cash donations have decreased. Read...
by annaread | Mar 27, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Sunday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana USA a dining room that is the project of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul served lunch for 300. On the menu: ham, green beans, dirty rice and cheesecake. The dining room served a record 217,000 meals last year. Read the...
by annaread | Mar 26, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Rising interest rates and other financial pressures contribute to increasing rates of homelessness in Queensland, Australia. Chairman of the Society Justice Committee of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Robert Leach invites people to leave “heart prints of...