by vf-editor | 2021/04/15 | English, News
Vincentians keep bringing the voices of homeless people to the United Nations despite the pandemic. The UN NGO Working Group to End Homelessness (WGEH) organised the side event “Homes First: Strategies to Promote Youth Empowerment Post Covid-19” during the ECOSOC...
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...
by vf-editor | 2019/12/10 | English, News
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...
by vf-editor | 2019/11/07 | English, News
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...
by vf-editor | 2019/10/16 | English, News
13 seems to be a key number for Vincentians fighting homelessness around the world, despite all the prejudices surrounding it. Almost a year ago, we launched the “13 Houses” Campaign with the aim of changing the lives of 10.000 homeless people in 3 to 5 years. Our...
