Holiday Giving – 6 In The City Promo
Veronika Parsamova, Community Outreach Coordinator for St. Vincent Catholic Charities, explains how you can help support our Holiday Giving program by sponsoring refugee families, and/or dropping off unwrapped gifts…
Read MoreHow Fostering Transformed My Family
Emily Densmore, a foster parent from DeWitt, MI, opens up about her life with foster children. Becoming a foster parent is a life-changing journey. If you would like to learn…
Read MoreService Through Charity
Across Michigan, Catholic charitable organizations provide services to all in need, regardless of their faith, background, or income level. In treating every person as Christ would treat them, these agencies…
Read MoreWhat is the Biggest Misconception About Refugees?
What is the biggest misconception about refugees? Refugees are people who “owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social…
Read MoreHow Can I Get Involved With Refugee Services?
Get involved with refugee services at St. Vincent Catholic Charities. If you have a strong desire to getting involved and assist Lansing’s refugee population, visit https://stvcc.org/services/refugee-services/getting-involved. STVCC Refugee Services is…
Read MoreMeet the STVCC Refugee Services Staff
St. Vincent Catholic Charities Refugee Services staff has a diverse background of individuals from across the globe. Many staff members originally came to the United States as refugees and seek…
Read MoreWhat is the Biggest Challenge Working With Refugees?
Patience and empathy are the two most important skills when working with refugees. Many come from very difficult situations and face a steep learning curve when arriving to a new…
Read MoreWhat is the Most Rewarding Part Working with Refugees?
The most rewarding part working with refugees is helping refugees grow and witnessing the successes that each individual achieves. STVCC Refugee Services is the only resettlement program for adult individuals…
Read MoreWhy Is It Important to Serve Refugees?
It is important to serve refugees in order to help the most vulnerable. Each refugee needs support from everyone in the community in order to thrive on their own. STVCC…
Read MoreSt. Vincent Catholic Charities: Bringing Families Together
St. Vincent Catholic Charities has been bringing families together for over 60 years through Adoption, Foster Care, Counseling, Refugee Resettlement, a Children’s Home and an Immigration Law Clinic. If you…
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