In Depaul UK, we fully support the plea by Louise Casey, head of the Government’s Troubled Families programme, for a sense of urgency for tackling homelessness (Interview, 13 September). While Depaul in the UK is not – and never was – formally linked to the Bishops’ Conference here, we have close relationships with Vincentian priests and Daughters of Charity, and our international group of six Depaul charities is a full member of the global Vincentian family. Here in the UK we are active members of Caritas Social Action Network and work closely with our sister Vincentian charities. We work to ensure our life as a charity expresses Vincentian values and commit substantial resources to staff training in this area. In our twenty-fifth anniversary year, we also remembe