News and current events

Events affecting SVdP, Sonoma County, Poverty, and Justice

 

St. Vincent de Paul, Sonoma County

Chef on a Grand Scale, Santa Rosa retiree prepares lunch for hundreds at St. Vincent de Paul
www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20110717/ARTICLES/107171018

 

St. Vincent de Paul, Marin & Sonoma ‘Home Sweet Home’

Marin Program that helps formerly homeless expands through partnership with St. Vincent de Paul of Marin and Sonoma
http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_18874999?IADID=Search-www.marinij.com-www.marinij.com

January issue of Family Circle Magazine, looks at Project Home Sweet Home (a joint project between SVdP of Marin and SVdP of Sonoma):
http://www.familycircle.com/family-fun/volunteering/project-home-sweet-home/

Program co-sponsored by SVdP helps homeless in Marin County, Calif., get back on their feet:
http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_18289690

 

Poverty – National

Hunger and homelessness on the rise in U.S cities, mayors report
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2011/12/hunger-homelessness-us-conference-mayors-report.html

Aid for Child Care Drops When It’s Needed the Most!
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/us/child-care-subsidies-drop-when-families-need-them-most.html

Report: Child homelessness up 33% in 3 years
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2011-12-12/homeless-children-increase/51851146/1

Holiday Gift Ideas
http://www.napsnet.com/articles/67478.html

Catholic leaders focus on growing US poverty
http://ncronline.org/news/justice/catholic-leaders-focus-growing-us-poverty

Study: Organizations losing more dollars than they’re taking in:
http://www.afpnet.org/Audiences/ReportsResearchDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=5856

Number of Homeless Down, but Families Up:
http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/2010/06/17/number-of-homeless-down-but-homeless-families-up/

Snapshot of Homelessness
http://www.endhomelessness.org/section/about_homelessness/snapshot_of_homelessness

National Alliance to End Homelessness: Families
http://www.endhomelessness.org/section/issues/families