“Houseless to Housed” Campaign Launched
This month we officially launched our campaign, and we plan to showcase our work’s impact in the coming months in the four stages of the housing spectrum, preventing and surviving homelessness, temporary housing and shelters, and subsidized housing. Please click link to see the messaging we used in our digital launch communication, which we’ll repeat […]
Twinning with Ukraine
The Simcoe North Particular Council, Ontario is twinned with the Conference of Blessed Martha Wiecka, in Ukraine. Here is an overview of their Vincentian work. In the last few years, the activities of our Conference have slowed down. First, because of the pandemic, and then due to the war, we lost touch with you a […]
SSVP’s Basilica of Our Lady Conference supplies Beds and Kitchen Essentials for new Homeless Shelters
A BUSY AND SPIRITUALLY REWARDING SUMMER The County of Wellington along with the local Emergency Shelter – Stepping Stone opened 3 additional shelters to house families experiencing homelessness. Keeping the families together (most with very young children) was the number one priority. The Basilica of Our Lady Conference shared in that goal and provided much […]
ANF 2025 Announcement
Our Theme for the 2025 ANF will be: Evolving in Today’s World Evolution is defined as a process of continuous change from a simpler to a more complex state. This truly represents the current state of Canadian society and the SSVP needs to continuously adjust to its realities. We are at a tipping point and […]
SSVP Windsor-Essex Street Outreach
The SSVP Windsor-Essex Street Outreach team continues to be busy reaching out and helping people who are homeless. Read some information shared by them. Our Street Outreach team expanded our offerings to further aid & support our friends on the street and the youth from Holy Name of Jesus and Windsor-Lake St Clair Family of Parishes responded to fulfill […]
North of 60, The Ships Have Sailed…
The SSVP North of 60 program has had a very successful summer sending sea containers and crates of food from Ontario across nine different communities in Nunavut. Some communities have already received their donated food due to mid-summer shipment dates. The last four communities are eagerly expecting their containers’ arrival by the end of October/start […]