The Position Papers of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, National Council of the U.S.

Poverty

• U.S. and St. Louis Poverty Statistics (December 2, 2024)
• Benefits Cliff Mitigation is the Law in MO: Time to Advocate for Funding (September 4, 2024) 
• The Racial Wealth Gap (September 7, 2022) 
• The Opportunity Divide (August 3, 2022) 

Affordable Housing and Homelessness

• 14 of the 20 Largest U.S. Occupations Pay Less than the Housing Wage (December 3, 2024)
• The Unsheltered can be Arrested for Sleeping Outdoors (August 7, 2024) 
• The Housing Situation in Missouri (June 1, 2022) 
• Why It’s Important to Advocate for Affordable Housing, Part 1 (August 4, 2019)
• Why It’s Important to Advocate for Affordable Housing, Part 2 (August 28, 2019) 

Food Security

• Food Insecurity in Missouri (December 3, 2024)
• Food Insecurity and its Effects on Neighbors in Need (June 14, 2019) 

Health Care

• Medicaid Expansion
  • Fact Sheet (March 8, 2020)
  • A Letter from Missouri Bishops (October 16, 2019) 
  • Missouri Catholic Conference Statement of Support (October 16, 2019) 
  • Catholic Hospitals’ Letter of Support (October 3, 2019) 
  • Why the Voice for the Poor Committee Supports It (May 8, 2019)

Intact Families

• VFP Committee Advocates for Policies that Promote Intact Families (February 5, 2020) 

Systemic Change

• Systemic Change: Our Tradition and Our Calling (November 2, 2022) 
• The Term Social Justice is Nothing to Fear (November 6, 2019)