SSVP CANADA NEWS - August 11, 2021

NEWS

EMERGENCY FOOD SECURITY AID

On August 4, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, announced another $100 million to help Canadians in need to access food.

The new funding will be divided between Food Banks Canada, Second Harvest, Community Food Centres Canada, Breakfast Club of Canada, Salvation Army, and La Tablée des Chefs, who in turn will distribute it to thousands of local food banks across Canada. Local organizations will use the funding to purchase and distribute food and other basic necessities to meet the emergency needs of the most vulnerable people. They may also hire temporary help to cope with volunteer shortages and adapt operations to help keep workers, volunteers and recipients safe.

This announcement is an extension of the Emergency Food Security Fund

https://agriculture.canada.ca/en/agricultural-programs-and-services/emergency-food-security-fund

August 9announcement

https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/minister-bibeau-announces-another-100-million-to-help-canadians-in-need-to-access-food-876444159.html

EDUCATION ASSISTANCE

STUDENT RETENTION, A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY

New partnership with the Centre de services scolaire de Laval (CSSDL) for a pilot project in art therapy for reception classes.

In 2018, the high school dropout rate in the public sector was 13.6%; the rate for families below the poverty line was 20.1%; and the rate for immigrant families was 22.1%.

AFTER THE SCHOOL BELL SNACKS

After the school bell is a Food Banks Canada program that addresses various ways to meet the immediate needs of hungry children, while helping them to acquire a nutrition culture that will be useful to them for the rest of their lives.

SPIRITUAL REFLECTION

I am sure that all of us in the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul must feel particularly saddened by the current and seemingly continuous discovery of the atrocities committed under the supervision of the Catholic Church in the residential schools.

SOCIAL JUSTICE

SOCIAL JUSTICE NEWS

Questions often asked by our membership are “What is social justice?” and “Why is SSVP involved?” If we consider the term systemic change as the overarching theme of our social justice efforts, it may become clearer.

ON THE STREET – SSVP YOUTH

On The Street is an event hosted by the Society of Saint Vincent De Paul’s Youth Conference in London, Ontario. The event took place on the corner of Horton Street and Wellington Road on Sunday, June 27, 2021 from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm.

VINCENTIANS IN ACTION

SSVP SAINT-JEAN-EUDES WOMEN’S CONFERENCEINTO HIGH GEAR

We are taking this opportunity to tell you about our SSVP conference, which has undergone a lot of upheaval over several months.

TWINNING WITH COLOMBIA

The Our Lady of Lourdes Conference, West Kelowna, BC received a message from their twins in Colombia.

QUESTION & ANSWER

Q: We receive non-Catholic books or videos in our donation bins; is it appropriate to resell them?

A: Part of a circular economy, our social enterprise side of the Society, donations from the community are very important; this special works is very anchored in Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’, On Care for our Common Home, by providing a second or third life to goods.

Donation of books or videos that are non-Catholic / Christian need to be processed for general appropriateness, e.g. no pornographic material.

Since the Society assist anyone, regardless of creed, there are no judgement on other religions, as many are intertwined in history; as an example, in the Koran, they do talk about the prophet Jesus.

IN CONCLUSION

We are always looking for Vincentian testimonials and conference/council activity stories. Send your stories to share with Vincentians across Canada to editor@ssvp.ca.

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