charities

The St Vincent de Paul Society: Nourishing faith and friendship during COVID-19 (COVID-19 blog no. 31)

The St Vincent de Paul Society: Nourishing faith and friendship during COVID-19 (COVID-19 blog no. 31)

As COVID-19 struck, Tower House in Brighton, run by the St Vincent de Paul Society, was forced to temporarily close. Volunteer Luke Fernandes reveals that this potentially catastrophic turn of events has inspired alternative ways to support older and isolated people and, he adds, lockdown has provided an opportunity to nourish our faith.

Father Hudson's Care How: COVID-19 has impacted our work and the various groups whom it accompanies (COVID-19 blog no. 29)

Father Hudson's Care How: COVID-19 has impacted our work and the various groups whom it accompanies (COVID-19 blog no. 29)

In this time it has become clearer than ever what the mission of Father Hudson’s is, and what it means to be a charity.

Mary's Meals during the COVID-19 pandemic (COVID-19 blog no. 26)

Mary's Meals during the COVID-19 pandemic (COVID-19 blog no. 26)

The suffering, uncertainty and fear caused by COVID-19 around the world seems to have helped many of us understand more deeply the need for God, and created a new heartfelt desire for us to speak with Him on a regular basis. And we have recently seen this manifest itself in many powerful ways within this diverse and global Mary’s Meals family.