From the news reports, the situation on the ground in Texas is at a state-wide disaster level. The Dallas Council is working with over 4,000 evacuees in area shelters. We have tried to focus our efforts on critical needs clients, babies, seniors and those with special needs.  read more ...

We have heard from the Council of Baton Rouge regarding current needs they have, so they can continue to respond to those affected by Gustav read more ...

Baton Rouge has been hit hard and has great need. The news media is behaving as if all is well and back to normal. Large areas of the state including Metro Baton Rouge are without power. read more ...

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Materials are now listed with a Catalog number. You will now find the new Supply Catalog and Order Form on-line at “SHOP” on the left top of the Home Page. You may send orders in by email, fax or regular mail.

 

For twenty weeks the English language site of famvin.org has featured a strategy for systemic change. This week, Robert Maloney, C.M., Vincentian Family’s Commission for Promoting Systemic Change, announces the publication of Seeds of Hope: Stories of Systemic Change. Father Maloney writes: read more ...

Consolidated Annual Report Statement of Activities for the year ended September 30, 2007. Download and read the report. read more ...

Download and read the Report read more ...

The historic floods which continue to ravage much of the Midwest are affecting many of our Conferences and Councils directly, as well as those hundreds of thousands of our countrymen and women in the flooded areas. read more ...

National President Joe Flannigan has issued an appeal to all Vincentians to join in the effort to relieve the suffering and hardship of the people devastated by the terrible disasters in China and Myanmar. read more ...

For nearly two centuries, the poor and needy of the world have found a friend in the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. This year, on September 27^th, the Society will hold its first annual nationwide Friends of the Poor® Walk. We invite you to participate and become Friends of the Poor®, too. Pledges made on behalf of registered walkers in a given community will benefit those most in need in that same community. Please join us. Walk a mile in someone else’s shoes and find out how good it feels to give. read more ...

Having no one to turn to in a moment of need is a trying experience for anyone, but especially for the poor. Are you willing to be a friend of the poor?  read more ...

St. Vincent de Paul runs a dining room at 1298 Main Street. Last month more than 8,900 meals were served, an increase of 1,300 from August 2007. One one day alone -- August 4th -- 452 meals were served, the highest number in the agency's history. read more ...

Finishing strong with 104 locations in U.S. and Europe: Senior (91), wedding couple, and family of quintuplets - and family pets - to join others at parks, along city streets, at schools, hospitals, walking trails, and rail-to-trails locations. read more ...

Two local organizations are holding fundraisers later this month -- one is for individuals suffering with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or Lou Gehrig's disease, and the other to help the poor in our area.  read more ...

LAND O' LAKES - Last year, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Our Lady of the Rosary Conference, distributed 64,800 pounds of food to people in need.  read more ...

"I want to strengthen the idea that the St. Vincent de Paul Society is not just service," she said. "But their actions come out of their spirituality read more ...

Tough times for people often mean tough times for their pets, too. For the last three years, The Humane Society Naples has been delivering surplus pet food to St. Vincent De Paul Society on the corner of Davis Boulevard and Shadowlawn Drive. read more ...

Elizabeth Disco-Shearer, executive director of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Council of Dallas – a Catholic charity – has been a frequent hospital visitor. She credits the Vietnamese-Americans with extraordinary faith and gratitude.  read more ...

The rising cost of food is bringing more families to the door of a borough food bank, only to be greeted by a disheartening sign: "Closed until further notice." St. Vincent de Paul Society of Darby, which operates out of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church on Main Street, had to close down this week because the group ran out of food. read more ...

The company’s efforts raised thousands of dollars for the Food for Families program and will help to supply food for families throughout the Johnstown area. Thank you to everyone at H.F. Lenz for a wonderful event and for the funds raised to assist us in our mission. Sonny Consiglio, Executive director, St. Vincent de Paul/Food for Families Johnstown. read more ...

A man convinced of the inestimable worth of each human being, Frederic served the poor of Paris well and drew others into serving the poor of the world. Through the St. Vincent de Paul Society, his work continues to the present day. read more ...

ATLANTA—Catholic Charities Atlanta and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, working together, have begun initial relief efforts to help evacuees of Hurricane Gustav arriving in the Atlanta area. read more ...

St. Vincent de Paul Society’s inaugural walk for the poor aims to assist residents read more ...

The Circle V Ranch, owned and operated by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Council of Los Angeles, is a multifaceted camp whose mission is to serve impoverished and “at risk” children, youth and families from Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties by providing innovative and enriching outdoor experiences that build self esteem and expand knowledge and appreciation of others, nature and God. The Circle V Ranch is open to people of all beliefs. read more ...

According to a Census report released last week, poverty in the U.S. remained stable but unacceptably high at 12.5 percent in 2007. In Youngstown, however, the rate rose to 32.6 percent, the highest of any city in the Buckeye State. read more ...

You can become involved in our local Walk at Bishop Moore High School on September 27 by walking, pledging or volunteering by going to the Walk's website or by email. read more ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Imagine serving 300 people lunch one day. And doing it again the next day. And again the next.  read more ...

After being tortured by the Iranian government for converting to Christianity, the family fled to a better life in the United States. read more ...

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul will hold its Friends of the Poor Walk Saturday, Sept. 27, in St. Louis and in cities across the U.S.  read more ...

In most cases, the society’s parish conferences work primarily within their own geographical boundaries, according to executive director Zip Rzeppa. Conferences exist in about 75 percent of archdiocesan parishes, he said.  read more ...

Nevertheless, Michael Acaldo, CEO of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, which runs a homeless shelter and soup kitchen on Florida Street, said he has seen the opposite on the ground. read more ...

We’ll spend two hours going to them,” Antonides said while checking out at the St. Vincent De Paul Thrift Store on Melody Lane one day last week. read more ...

The time is almost here! While the Council already is airing its 'Going Green' spots on 710 AM ESPN radio as a way to collect additional usable donations in the Southern California area, the Society will begin its interactive association with the radio station and the general public on Saturday, August 30. read more ...

According to the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank Web site, nearly 100,000 hungry people live in this part of the state every day. In Benton County alone, more than 7.3 percent of families and 10.10 percent of the total population live below poverty level. read more ...

The St. Frances Cabrini Conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul encourages all Lakewood citizens to participate in the Friends of the Poor Walk locally -- as walkers, pledgers, volunteers, or all three. read more ...

“We’ve got to consider whatever’s best for the society and whatever’s best for the mission,” Executive Director Sonny Consiglio said. St. Vincent de Paul leaders have for years known that they had “too much square footage” in the city, Consiglio said. read more ...

Solomon Moya of the Peralta St. Vincent de Paul conference, said Linda Strasburg, the archdiocesan president of the society, contacted him about finding a location in Valencia County for the mobile food pantry to visit. read more ...

With the costs of goods and services going up, it is no wonder many people who don’t normally need assistance for food, bills and other living expenses are having a hard time right now. read more ...

The Hernando-Citrus District of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul needs walkers, volunteers, pledges and corporate sponsors for its first Friends of the Poor Walk on Sept. 27 along the Suncoast Trail off Cortez Boulevard. read more ...

“We are seeing a 50 percent increase in the number of people we are seeing.” said Carolyn Henry, executive director of the society in Collier County. “These are people who have never asked for help before.” read more ...

Some people don't. We are all struggling with the gasoline price increases, but for some people, read more ...

ollege volunteers didn't mind a bit lending a hand at the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Shop in Oklahoma City, even on a morning when a fiery August sun shot temperatures easily past the 100 degree mark. read more ...

I hear day after day of people in dire straits. Some live in all-electric homes, but power was turned off and they don't have lights, no refrigeration or air-conditioning," said Sherlock, president of St. Vincent de Paul Society that operates a food pantry at St. Mary's Church, Buffalo Grove. read more ...

As the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of St. Francis de Sales Food Pantry continues to see an influx of families needing assistance, its shelves have taken a hard hit over the past few weeks. read more ...

Everyone feels the pinch at the gas pump and the squeeze at the grocery store, and that includes Cosgrove’s Kitchen, a ministry of St. Vincent de Paul in East St. Louis. read more ...

The first annual, national walk will be held on the Fest Day of St. Vincent de Paul , Saturday, September 27, 2008, coinciding with the international celebration of the 175th Anniversary of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul read more ...

The food pantry at the new St. Vincent de Paul facility, 342 N. Main St., has settled into its new facilities and food pantry coordinator Pat Baldinger believes the new space is more consumer friendly and accessible to the handicapped. read more ...

Long before the 2005 hurricanes and long before the nation’s current economic crisis with its rising rent, food prices and gasoline prices and rash of foreclosures, Baton Rouge had homeless people. read more ...

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) Friends of the Poor Walk 2008 will step out on September 27, 2008, in the first annual SVdP event. In cities across the United States and around the world, participants will choose which Society of St. Vincent de Paul entity in their local community they want to support by sponsors and pledges, and all 100 percent of the money raised will go directly to the poor. read more ...

Would you like to improve your health by walking and help reduce poverty at the same time? If you answered "yes" you are in luck because the St. Vincent de Paul Society will be holding their First Annual FRIENDS OF THE POOR --WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES walk. read more ...

SVdPUSA credit card users generated more than $15,000 in revenue for the National Council's operating income in the last fiscal year -- at no cost to themselves. Thank you, and keep up the good work! Apply online!