by John Freund, CM | Dec 18, 2012 | Vincentian Family
A Place Like This! a powerful  90 second trailer “about a place where homeless never means helpless…” The St Vincent de Paul Society has teamed up with the prominent Australian agency George Patterson Y&R Sydney to produce a documentary offering...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 12, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Meeting people in poverty face-to-face is the fundamental first action of Vincentians, as members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul are called. Strengthened by prayer and reflection, they go two by two to relieve human need, always beginning with a personal visit....
by John Freund, CM | Nov 17, 2012 | Vincentian Family
The Ontario Regional Council reports that the Ozanam Education Fund has been established to help provide educational funding for those trapped in poverty enabling them to obtain a decent job “We operate in a knowledge based world were knowledge and key skill...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 13, 2012 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The 11/12/12 newsletter of the Sisters of Charity Foundation illustrates practical steps on the stairway to systemic change in Haiti. Fonkoze began with one loan product. Intent on reaching and empowering the poorest of Haiti’s poor, Fonkoze was confident this...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 4, 2012 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Systemic Change efforts not a new reality for the four Canadian branches of the North American Sisters of Charity Federation. Since 2008, the Sisters of Charity Federation Maritime Project has been advocating for women and children with a focus on safe, affordable...
