Expanding the “Getting Ahead” Program

“Getting Ahead” Groups Now in Progress To help our neighbors make systemic changes in their lives, the St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) Dayton District Council offers Getting Ahead classes. Participants meet weekly for 16 weeks to examine their poverty experience, assess...

Beyond Alleviation of Immediate Needs

by: Deb Smith Deb Smith is the Manager of Conferences for St. Vincent de Paul Dayton. This post is part 1 of 2 in a series exploring certain SVDP initiatives. Systemic Change initiatives enable our neighbors themselves to engage in the identification of root causes of...

Systemic Change

Systemic Change Systemic Change initiatives enable our neighbors themselves to engage in the identification of root causes of their financial difficulties and to create strategies to change them. To help our neighbors make systemic changes in their lives, the Dayton...