Famvin Homeless Alliance

The Vincentian Family Initiative on Homelessness

The 13 Houses Campaign

A Famvin Homeless Alliance initiative aimed at improving and transform the lives of 10,000 homeless people around the world in 3-5 years

Years of Service

Organizations

Countries

Goal: End Homelessness!

“Journeying Together”

“Journeying Together”

In 2021, the Catholic Church began a synodal process - a journey that has the whole Church reflect on the theme: “For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, and Mission”. The word “synod” indicates the path along which the People of God walk together. It means “journeying together” while...

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Renewing hope: accompanying people who are refugees on their journey

Renewing hope: accompanying people who are refugees on their journey

A mother bends down to bury her own child, killed by the violence of war. A family mourns in pain after losing their home destroyed by the bombs. Dozens of people killed as a boat sinks off the coast. A father hopes to soon reunite with his daughter and wife, separated during a journey towards a...

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From Ghana to Seville: Doris’s journey, a mother, a friend, a sister

From Ghana to Seville: Doris’s journey, a mother, a friend, a sister

My name is Doris Agyapomaa, I am 24 years old, and I am from Ghana. I have a baby named Raymond, who is 16 months old. He was born in 2022 in Seville. I was born into a Christian family with eight siblings. I remember living in extreme poverty, and not all of us could attend school. I learned what...

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Protecting Children’s Rights in the Netherlands

Protecting Children’s Rights in the Netherlands

According to recent figures published by Statistics Netherlands (CBS)[1], 209,000 children in the Netherlands are living at risk of poverty, with their parents earning a salary below the national low-income threshold. The ‘Team against Poverty’ in Tilburg – with the help of many volunteers and...

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From Venezuela to Colombia: crossing the borders for a better future

From Venezuela to Colombia: crossing the borders for a better future

Since the 2015 economic crisis in Venezuela, Colombia has hosted approximately 1.7 million Venezuelans, representing more than 37% of the approximately 4.6 million Venezuelan refugees in Latin America and the Caribbean.[1] Over half of the Venezuelan population living in Colombia does not have a...

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