by annaread | Mar 13, 2008 | Evangelization, News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
A Seattle woman who has been a Society of Saint Vincent de Paul volunteer for more than half her lifetime recently described the satisfactions of the work and her apprehensions about the direction of the economy. Read the story. by annaread | Mar 12, 2008 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The Earth Times, an online environmental news site, features an article about “Discarded to Divine”, a fundraiser in which San Francisco-area designers recycle discarded clothing into fresh fashion. It benefits projects of the Society of Saint Vincent de... by annaread | Mar 11, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Seeing “dressed up” guests isn’t uncommon these days at soup kitchens in eastern Massachusetts, USA. The story includes coverage of the work of a Society of Saint Vincent de Paul food pantry in Middleboro. Read the article. by annaread | Mar 11, 2008 | Evangelization, News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The world-wide celebration of the 175th anniversary of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul caused a newspaper in Johnstown, Pennsylvania USA, a town designated in 1992 as a “financially distressed municipality”, to take a look at the Society’s work... by annaread | Mar 11, 2008 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
For years the thrift store of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in McMinnville, Oregon USA has been bursting at the seams. Now retail space AND storage space will expand by about thirty per cent, thanks to a grant from the Spirit Mountain Community Fund. Read the...