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Companion blog to The Catholic Sun, newspaper of the Diocese of Phoenix.
July 1, 2010

A milestone in homeless outreach

Posted by : ambria
Filed under : From the Staff, Local News

Ozanam Manor, a transitional housing program for elderly and disabled homeless men and women, turns 25 today. It’s named after St. Vincent de Paul’s founder, Blessed Frédéric Ozanam.
Ozanam Manor is part of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s mission to enable the homeless and working poor — many who have held jobs and raised [...]


November 13, 2009

Donation match on for SVdP

Posted by : ambria
Filed under : From the Staff, Local News

Well, I slept through the annual benefit breakfast for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul this morning (late night with the Jaime Cortez concert as part of Christ the King Parish’s 50th celebrations), but apparently all is not lost. Organizers expected some 1,500 guests.
According to some SVdP tweets, you can still make donations online.
And [...]


April 23, 2009

Three parishes ‘cultivating hope’ for homeless seniors

Posted by : ambria
Filed under : From the Staff, Local News

 
Scott Venable was in a bad place.
The 57-year-old worked installing ventilation systems in big buildings for years until a heart injury left him jobless in 2000. After a heart-bypass surgery in 2002, he was officially listed as disabled and moved in with one of his daughters.
When she lost her house shortly thereafter, it seemed like [...]