by John Freund, CM | Aug 7, 2013 | Vincentian Family
The Huffington Post writes… “One UK company is thinking outside of the box when it comes to helping homeless youth. Advertising group Publicis and its charity client, Depaul UK, recently founded theDepaul Box Company, which sells recycled cardboard boxes...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 21, 2013 | Vincentian Family
First-Ever Vincentian Student Consortium Convenes At Niagara University Given the distance between them, it’s not too often that students attending the three Vincentian universities in North America have an opportunity to convene and talk about the issues of poverty,...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 25, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Someone has need of it! Depaul UK launches its Spare Room Campaign in response to the dramatic rise in youth homelessness. The campaign sees Depaul UK team up with local charities across the country to call on the 7.5 million households nationwide who have a spare...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 21, 2013 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Members of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops critiqued federal budget proposals for their suggested cuts to social aid programs, which they said would harm the poor and vulnerable. “The moral measure of this budget debate is not which party wins or which...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 24, 2013 | Vincentian Family
Pictures truly are worth 1000 words. VinFormation offers this 67 second video insight into the concept of systemic change as breaking the cycle of poverty. Systemic Change is about transforming structures (the wheel into the ladder), collaboration (the others rushing...
