by John Freund, CM | Mar 18, 2015 | Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
How does the Society of St. Vincent de Paul achieve Systemic Change?
by John Freund, CM | Jul 22, 2014 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change
A Washington Post story was about some members of Congress who took part in a poverty simulation exercise as a way of gaining some insight into what real people experience. In 2011 over 100 participants at our “Bridges Out of Poverty” meeting took part in basically the same sort of exercise.
by John Freund, CM | Oct 8, 2012 | Vincentian Family
The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth and Kentucky One Health co-sponsored “Bridges Out of Poverty” presented by Jodi Pfarr at Jewish Hospital Conference Center in Louisville Ky., today. A group of 31 SCNs and Associates were in attendance. Jodi is challenging the group...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 6, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Jere Hartnett (systemicchange.ssvp@ssvp.on.ca) writes the following from the perspective of the members of the Society who attended the meeting Inidanap;olis. The Gathering of 150 members of the Vincentian family took place in Indianapolis over a 4 day period from ...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 12, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Is this a case of the poor caught in the crossfire between political parties? (And should Vincentian folk care?) Seems that the Heritage Foundation claims that “many of the 30 million Americans defined as ‘poor’ and in need of government assistance” are actually doing...