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For St. Vincent de Paul Society, preventing homelessness begins with home visits

"We’re paying rent for Christ."

Laura Loker
Dec 30, 2024
∙ Paid

The statistics surrounding homelessness in America are sobering.

The number of Americans experiencing homelessness on a single January night increased 18% from 2023 to 2024. Some research even estimates that as many as 3 in 4 Americans will experience poverty or near poverty in their lifetimes.

Meanwhile, more than two-thirds of Americans are “very concer…

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