by vf-editor | 2020/08/05 | English, News
FHA Commission Member Dame Louise Casey has been appointed for a life peerage in the House of Lords, the upper chamber of the UK Parliament. Dame Louise will sit with the “crossbench peers”, the non-party affiliated members of the Chamber. The majority of members of...
by vf-editor | 2020/07/30 | 13 Houses Campaign, 13 Houses Campaign Bulletin, English, News
The “13 Houses” Campaign keeps growing in the United States, the country where it all began back in November 2018 with a single house for a single person. Almost two years later, the Campaign is touching the lives of nearly 5000 people worldwide. There are two...
by vf-editor | 2020/07/22 | English, News, Stories
Mary searched my face for judgement. She really wanted to tell me her story of homelessness without feeling a gaze of disapproval. Visiting Sundial House some years ago, my mind was full of nostalgia for my home city, and pride in what Depaul International had...
by vf-editor | 2020/07/16 | English, News
Last week the FHA volunteer ambassadors came together for the first time since the training course last year in Paris. On this occasion, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the meeting took place virtually. 12 months ago the ambassadors laid out their plans and goals, and...
by vf-editor | 2020/07/14 | English, News
The book Street Homelessness and Catholic Theological Ethics has been awarded the second place on 2020 Catholic Book Award in the Catholic Social Teaching category, organised by the Catholic Press Association of the United States & Canada. The book has been...
by vf-editor | 2020/07/09 | covid19, English, News
One of the silver linings of the COVID crisis in the UK is that it could lead to a meaningful reduction in the numbers of people sleeping rough on our streets. Within the first three weeks of lockdown, the government, working hand in hand with the voluntary sector and...