The Voice

Voice of the Poor is the advocacy/justice component of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. In addition to home visits, Vincentians are called to help bring about more just policies for those that we visit. This can be done through Voice of the Poor.

The National Voice of the Poor Committee has developed position papers on affordable housing, health care, homelessness, hunger, immigration, predatory lending, restorative justice, and rights of workers. Each paper draws on Catholic Social Teaching and makes action recommendations.

Summaries of each of these papers and how Vincentians can contribute to addressing the issues will be presented on this page. Vincentians are invited, and strongly encouraged, to submit summaries for this page. Email contributions to Editor: The Voice

The papers can be accessed at Voice of the Poor, VOP .

An important element of Voice of the Poor is Capwiz. Any Vincentian can register for Capwiz on the VOP WebPage. Register now for email alerts. Capwiz provides a means of communicating with national legislators on Voice of the Poor issues. When action alerts are sent by e-mail to registrants, letters can then be sent to your representative and senators stating your position on the legislation. Visit capwiz to find out how to contact members of congress as well as finding out about issues being considered right now.

Locally, the Archdiocese of Columbus has many advocacy/justice related activities throughout the year. Messages from our Diocesan Social Concerns Office will appear on our Message page as well as on this page.

Accept the challenge to study the Pope's June 2009 encyclical on Justice, Peace and Human Development.

Please direct any questions regarding Voice of the Poor to Warren Wright at 614-402-2734.