by John Freund, CM | Jun 3, 2010 | Formation, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina has awarded nine Responsive Grants totaling $541,110 to nonprofit and faith-based organizations across South Carolina. Responsive Grants are designed to address the root causes of poverty through close collaboration...
by John Freund, CM | May 22, 2010 | Daughters of Charity, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
Exemplifying many of the principles of systemic change Sister Maria Ntjuyn, DC, starts with needle and thread in her sewing classes in the “Give Me a Chance Project.” Eventually, when the program is running efficiently, she wants to turn it over to the...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 30, 2010 | Daughters of Charity, Justice and Peace, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
The May 2010 Joint Newsletter of the Daughters of Charity Advocacy and Social Justice Committee USA is now available. It features piece on Immigration Reform, a Primer on Systemic Change, Promoting Systemic Change through Neighborhood Health Centers, in Education in...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 27, 2010 | Collaboration, Featured, Formation, Social, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
What did we learn from the first meeting of the Vincentian Family in cyberspace? It seems like quite a bit. Before we fast forward to the future lets look at the statistics. In its short life VirtualVins.net was viewed from 290 different cities in 27 countries with...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 26, 2010 | Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
“Today, our Mother Earth is wounded and the future of humanity is in danger.” Thus begins the English version of the Peoples’ Agreement from the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth now available online for reading. As you read...
