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Blessed are the poor

Blessed are the poor. Where are the poor today?. Society of St Vincent de Paul. Founded in 1833 by Frédéric Ozanam Now has nearly one million members all over the world. Visiting the poor where they are “No work of charity is foreign to the Society”. Gospel values.

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Blessed are the poor

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  1. Blessed are the poor Where are the poor today?

  2. Society of St Vincent de Paul • Founded in 1833 by FrédéricOzanam • Now has nearly one million members all over the world. • Visiting the poor where they are • “No work of charity is foreign to the Society”

  3. Gospel values Jesus says: “As often as you do it to the least of one of these, you do it to me”. (Mt. 25, 31-46) SVP members hear this message, and the instruction given by Ozanam: “Go to the poor”, and act on it. In the letter of James, we hear, “Faith without good works is dead”.

  4. Where are the poor? In Syria, Sudan, Haiti In the Democratic Republic of Congo, in Afghanistan Anywhere in the world suffering from violence or natural disasters

  5. Where are the poor There are 3.6 million children living in poverty in the UK today. That’s 27 per cent of children, or more than one in four. There are even more serious concentrations of child poverty at a local level: in 100 local wards, for example, between 50 and 70 per cent of children are growing up in poverty. CPAG figures, 2012-2013

  6. Where are the poor? All around us Canterbury District population: 135,278  Children:  28,340 Number of children in poverty: 4,192 1 child in 7 is living in poverty Canterbury City Council figures 2012-2013

  7. Types of poverty and need Being unemployed can be poverty Having a disability, or living with someone who has a disability can be poverty Inability to organise a home is poverty Inability to cope with a problem is poverty Being a leader or member of a single-parent family can be poverty Being unable to read or write is poverty

  8. Immediate causes of poverty • Homelessness • Low income, erratic employment • Single parents raising children alone • Redundancy or bankruptcy • Illness, especially sudden sickness or serious injury • Debt • Becoming a refugee • Addiction

  9. Stigmatisation of the poor Deserving poor / undeserving poor Shirkers / strivers Fraud, wastage, large families, all widespread among the poor

  10. Myth-busting Most people unemployed find jobs again within a year 60% of households in poverty have an adult member in paid work Only 3% of welfare benefits go to people who are unemployed Alcohol consumption is low among the unemployed, rises greatly up the income scale The proportion of tax going on welfare has not risen in the past decade

  11. SVP Mission statement We also seek to identify the causes of poverty and work with the Vincentian Family, the Catholic Church, other Christians and all people of good will, to shape a more just and compassionate society, which promotes the rights, responsibilities and development of all people, a culture of life and a civilization of love reflecting the Kingdom of God.

  12. Justice brings peace

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