The World’s Big Sleep Out
On the 7th of December, people around the world joined in an enormous act of global solidarity to support people who have no choice but to sleep on the streets. From Los Angeles to London; from New Delhi to Manila and Brisbane, people slept out for one night to raise...
The FHA out to meet the Spanish Vincentian Family
From November 11th to 13th 2019, the FHA team and Commission gathered in Madrid to discuss the work of the Alliance. They also took the opportunity to better understand the work carried out by the Vincentian Family in Spain and their projects with homeless people. On...
Make us count in 2020!
2020 will be a crucial year to make homeless people count. In February, for the first time in its entire history, the UN will release a report on homelessness written by the Secretary General. This is an opportunity to begin a global strategy to end homelessness – an...
12 months of 13 Houses!
The 13 Houses Campaign is one-year-old today! In these 12 months, the Campaign has grown from a single house in Little Rock, Arkansas (USA) to 37 projects in 28 countries. And this is only the beginning! We are expecting 24 new countries to join in the coming months!...
Diaries of a Vincentian: Sharing the Word and a Meal
Like almost any other Friday for the last six years, Ramona arrived drunk, hugging and kissing her friends, her breath smelling like cheap rum and drugs. There’s always a volunteer waiting for her at the playground in the St Peter Apostle parish school, to listen...
What would St Vincent de Paul have thought about the World’s Big Sleep Out?
What would St Vincent de Paul have thought about the World’s Big Sleep Out? It seems a long way from his view of charity, a quiet and loving activity of service. He would doubtless have supported its fundraising purpose – he always saw that money was needed to make...
13 Houses to celebrate 50 years of the Congregation of the Mission in Curitiba
On September 22nd, in the Parish of Our Lady of the Assumption, Campo Largo, Brazil, took place the encounter of the Vincentian Family to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the Curitiba Province of the Congregation of the Mission. The celebration was presided by Father...
A Voice of the Vincentian Laity
Last week, Yasmine Cajuste, the FHA Project Development Manager, gave the lecture “A Voice of the Vincentian Laity: The Haiti Initiative and the FamVin Homeless Alliance” at the Center for World Catholicism & Intercultural Theology (CWCIT) in DePaul University in...
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America joins the fight against homelessness inspired by the 13 Houses Campaign
The FHA launched the 13 Houses Campaign almost a year ago to change the lives of 10000 homeless people. We wanted to inspire Vincentians around the world to join efforts, but we never closed the door to go beyond the Family. Now, the Campaign is starting to inspire...
Back in Untermarchtal
It was the middle of September when I, once again, had the privilege of travelling to Untermarchtal, Germany. The Sisters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul had invited me to attend and speak at their annual open day – an event that brings together supporters,...
A second chance thanks to the “13 Houses”
My name is Flore and I am from a humble family from Côte d'Ivoire. When I was 17 years old, my life changed. My mum passed away during the 2002 civil war, and then I started a journey that took me far away from everything and everybody. After her death, life was...
Diaries of a Vincentian: In plain sight. Yet invisible
On a Saturday night, London’s streets are transformed into a stage with a spotlight being turned on the everyday actors of little tragedies, big comedies, promising romances. Scenes can be fleeting, almost unnoticeable; or they play out on centre stage – the main act...