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What do you need in your life?

What do you need in your life?. Water Food Clothes A roof over your head Education A support network Income. POVERTY AND SOCIAL EXCLSUION. POVERTY Poverty is when people do not have the basic things they need in life e.g. food, water, shelter, clothing. SOCIAL EXCLSUION

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What do you need in your life?

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  1. What do you need in your life? • Water • Food • Clothes • A roof over your head • Education • A support network • Income

  2. POVERTY AND SOCIAL EXCLSUION

  3. POVERTY Poverty is when people do not have the basic things they need in life e.g. food, water, shelter, clothing.

  4. SOCIAL EXCLSUION Social exclusion occurs when members of the community can’t take part in certain activities e.g. Can’t afford to go on holiday or struggle to go to the doctors or dentists.

  5. Mini Vinnies is an SSVP group in a primary school who get together to help people in need within their school and local community. Who has heard of SSVP?

  6. St Vincent de Paul lived about 500 years ago and dedicated his whole life to serving the poor and needy.

  7. Frederic Ozanam started the SSVP in 1833. He admired St Vincent de Paul, so he named it after him. It started with 5 people… …and now there are 800,000 in 155 countries! (that’s the same as ALL the people in Glasgow!)

  8. 155 50,000 800,000 30 million Conferences People helped Territories Members

  9. Being a Mini Vinnie Mini Vinnies meet as a group- say prayers, talk about how we can help others and plan our work. Mini Vinnies help people in the best way that we can. See …Think … Do…

  10. Hospice/Care Home Visit • Foodbank Appeal Clothing Appeal • Tea and Coffee Morning • Help out at Mass • Work with Parish SSVP

  11. Wecan change the world With just our hands and our hearts.

  12. Lord Jesus, you made yourself poor, so help us give our hearts to the poor and help us to see God in their eyes. Help us to see that they are just like you; hungry, lonely and going through hard times. Please help the family of St Vincent de Paul to not be boastful, to live simply and to be united. Help us to have the fire of love that burned in St Vincent de Paul. Make us strong so that we can serve You by serving the poor. Amen V. St Joseph patron of families. Pray for us V. St. Vincent de Paul. Pray for us

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