Voice of the Poor Committee

The Voice of the Poor Committee of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) District Council of Attleboro was formed at St. Mary's Mansfield Conference during the Spring of 2010. In 2013 the Committee's scope was expanded to include all Conferences from the Attleboro District, working in solidarity with the SVdP National Council of the United States Voice for the Poor initiative.

The links below provide details regarding the Social Justice Committee's mission, as well as Social Justice themes that permeate Catholic teaching.

Special topics:

Agenda 2019: Legislative Forum video

On Pope Francis' Encyclical on the Care of Creation

Video links

Making Criminal Justice Really Work
Ray Flynn: Advocating for Social Justice with Elected Officials
Youth Without Homes Can't Wait

Information links

Social Justice:	Voice of the Poor Committee for Social Justice Mission Statement Catholic Social Justice themes

Homelessness:	Massachusetts Budget Amendment: Unaccompanied Homeless Youth 2012 video: Unaccompanied Youth Homelessness Family Homelessness Programs - Massachusetts Legislative Advocacy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Excerpts from America's Youngest Outcasts: A Report Card on Child Homelessness: Massachusetts Youth Homelessness America's Youngest Outcasts Fact Sheet ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless A Bed for Every Child

Immigration:	Immigration Information and Advocacy

Poverty:	Poverty Quiz Questions and Answers Bishops Statement on poverty: Standing in Solidarity with All Poverty Awareness Month Calendar Interactive Poverty Map Poverty Myths Poverty Awareness Daily Reflections Poverty Awareness in this Year of Mercy The Dark Shades of Poverty The Stress of Poverty Do Not Feed the Poverty Beast Poverty: Opportunity for Encounter or Exclusion? Poverty of Our Political Rhetoric

Advocate at the Massachusetts state level

Contact Massachusetts state legislators:
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Advocate at the Federal level

Take action at Vincentian VoterVoice Advocacy page:
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Contact Federal Congressional representatives: Click logo to find your Federal legislators.

Contact the Attleboro District Voice of the Poor Committee

You are invited to email the Committee regarding your Social Justice concerns, and let us know if you'd like to be included on our informational email distribution list. Write us at the Social Justice Committee email address: VOP@SVdPAttleboro.org