by John Freund, CM | Aug 30, 2011 | Vincentian Family
She will be officially commissioned at the Society’s annual meeting on Sept. 3, 2011 as the first woman to lead the SVdP’s 172,000 members in 4,600 communities in USA. Sheila has a Bachelor of Science degree in sociology and a Master of Science degree in public...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 29, 2011 | Vincentian Family
It is more expensive to deal with the consequences of homelessness than getting at root causes and preventing homelessness. Study after study in each of the these countries in effect call into question the cost benefit ratio of shelters as band-aid solutions....
by John Freund, CM | Aug 17, 2011 | Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The Vincentian Family at the United Nations (The Daughters of Charity, the Sisters of Charity Federation and the Congregation of the Mission) is co-sponsoring a UN Orientation for their members from October 26-28, 2011. (Source: Sisters of Charity Federation website...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 12, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Is this a case of the poor caught in the crossfire between political parties? (And should Vincentian folk care?) Seems that the Heritage Foundation claims that “many of the 30 million Americans defined as ‘poor’ and in need of government assistance” are actually doing...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 11, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Barbara Ehrenreich, author of the classic, “Nickel and Dimed”, thinks so. Ten years ago she started what turned into a national dialog about impact of the 1996 welfare reform on the “working poor” in the United States. Now, she...
