by vf-editor | 2023/12/30 | English, Uncategorized
Imagine if Saint Vincent de Paul was with us today. What would he do in a world still torn by wars, where billions of people are looking for a home? In the face of contemporary challenges, Saint Vincent de Paul might find solace in the unity of the Vincentian Family...
by vf-editor | 2023/12/30 | English, Uncategorized
“A future we want: A home for all” was the title of the parallel event organized in New York by the UN Working Group to End Homelessness this past October 5th, to mark “Urban October” on the margins of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly and...
by vf-editor | 2023/12/30 | English, Uncategorized
The next FHA Conference will take place on 29-31 January 2024 at Adamson University (Manila, Philippines) under the theme: “Empowering Individuals & Communities: Vincentian Action in Slums”. Slum dwelling is one of the forms of homelessness within the framework of...
by vf-editor | 2023/12/30 | English, Uncategorized
On 14th October 2017 I stood on the steps of St Peters in Rome in front of over 10,000 members of the Vincentian Family from across the globe, to announce the establishment of the Famvin Homeless Alliance as a joint initiative of the global Vincentian Family. It had...
by vf-editor | 2023/02/24 | 13 Houses Campaign, 13 Houses Campaign Bulletin, English, News, Uncategorized
Billions of people experience homelessness in the world (1), and its causes and forms are diverse. Therefore, it requires answers that go beyond providing a home but which also include wider and more holistic aspects. For example, the provision of psychological...
by vf-editor | 2022/05/19 | English, News, Uncategorized
The Dominican Republic and Morocco have joined the ’13 Houses’ Campaign with two very different projects. We are very happy to have reached the benchmark of 52 countries and we are grateful to see that the Campaign is growing even further after Botswana, France and...
