Changing Lives Forever – St. Vincent de Paul

“Mac” McBride: Still Work to Do in the Vineyard

Author: adminOn: Jan 21Categories: Changing Lives Forever, Homeless Ministry, Volunteers

“Mac” McBride: Still Work to Do in the Vineyard

Changing Lives Forever, Homeless Ministry, Volunteers

When James McBride came back from Vietnam, his life floundered for many years. Having suffered a terrible injury to his leg, “Mac” as he’s known, soon found himself using and selling drugs. With no steady job and no place to live, the street became...

District Highlight: Columbus, IN

Author: adminOn: Dec 13Categories: Changing Lives Forever, Volunteers

District Highlight: Columbus, IN

Changing Lives Forever, Volunteers

In SVdP’s Southern District, community collaboration is second nature. As a smaller community, local social justice advocates have learned they can do more together than apart. As a result, it’s commonplace to leverage community relationships to...

Behind CLF You’ll Find the Body of Christ

Author: adminOn: Dec 13Categories: Changing Lives Forever, Volunteers

Behind CLF You’ll Find the Body of Christ

Changing Lives Forever, Volunteers

The “It takes a village” adage is truly exemplified with our Changing Lives Forever (CLF) program. When a parish decides to host a CLF program, they need more than a few facilitators to be successful. While the facilitators are the most visible, they...

Changing Lives Forever Making Impact Throughout Council

Author: adminOn: Dec 12Categories: Changing Lives Forever

Changing Lives Forever Making Impact Throughout Council

Changing Lives Forever

With classes throughout the SVdP Council area, our Changing Lives Forever (CLF) program is living up to its name. It’s bringing about transformation, one person at a time, as it helps individuals living in poverty to change their lives. In the program,...

Changing Lives Forever (For All of Us)

Author: adminOn: Dec 12Categories: Changing Lives Forever, Leadership Spotlight

Changing Lives Forever (For All of Us)

Changing Lives Forever, Leadership Spotlight

By Paul Ainslie, President, SVdP Indy It is December of the year 2020. What a year we have all had. Each of us has a personal story of change, loss and recovery; of struggles and triumphs; and of the community coming together to prioritize what truly...