by John Freund, CM | Nov 9, 2010 | Vincentian Family
Fr. Lou Arceneaux, Spiritual Advisor for the SVDP New Orleans, suggests that the recent systemic change workshop reflected the following insight of Bl. Frederic… “Charity is not sufficient. It treats the wounds but does not stop the blows that cause...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 8, 2010 | Vincentian Family
One hundred twelve members of the Vincentian Family gathered outside St. Louis for four days devoted to “training the trainers” to foster collaborative development of projects fostering a systemic change approach in our service with people who live in...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 29, 2010 | Systemic change
In an unprecedented action, Catholic Charities USA has drafted federal legislation that would take a new systemic change approach to ending poverty in America. Introduced as a modest national pilot program, it proposes to establish new model experiments in 10...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 28, 2010 | Vincentian Family
In organizational jargon “silos” refers to the tendency for organizations to stay isolated rather than collaborate. The Sisters of Charity of Canoton Ohio have awarded $217.000 to help agencies break out of break out of silos and connect with each other...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 25, 2010 | Collaboration
The project Tsiry (Seeds) reports on the impact of its Vincentian Family Systemic Change Prize in 2009. Rose de Lima Ramanankavana reports the success story involving the commitment and collaboration within the Vincentian Family and the hunger of the poor for...
