Saturday, September 26, 2009. Alternate date, Sunday September 27, 2009 (Feast Day of St. Vincent de Paul). Everything you need to run a Walk/Register/Pledge to a Walker: go to www.svdpfriendsofthepoorwalk.org. Walk A Mile in Their Shoes! Raise money for the works of your Conference or Council! Host A Walk! 

The 2009 National Meeting of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will be in St. Louis from September 1-5, 2009. Hotel Registration is now available online at www.svdp2009stlouis.org. Don’t miss this opportunity for informative workshops, great guest speakers, lots of opportunities to network and to share ideas. You’ll also have the chance to attend a St. Louis Cardinals baseball game, a special presentation of “Late Nite Catechism,” and lots of other special events. See you in St. Louis in September!! read more ...

Please share the release and support the 2009 Friends of the Poor ® Walk!  read more ...

Society appears in USA Today, April 14, 2009, Better Business Bureau Wise Giving National Charities, see full page ad.  read more ...

There is a group of men that quietly goes about doing good deeds for those in need of furniture and housekeeping items. This group is called the St. Vincent de Paul Society, and even though the name implies a Catholic heritage, their works are focused on the poor in Greensboro regardless of religion. read more ...

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul recently welcomed three new parish-based Conferences of Charity at St. Philip the Deacon in Phoenix, St. Steven in Sun Lakes and Our Lady of Guadalupe in Queen Creek. They join the 87 other conferences of our Phoenix Diocesan Council to further strengthen the enduring foundation of our service to the poor and needy in the Diocese of Phoenix. read more ...

Meeting basic needs has always been a strong suit for this community, and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a cornerstone of that foundation. The economic collapse of 2008 upped the ante. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul stepped up to meet the challenge. Staff and volunteers did their usual good work providing $1.7 million in local aid to 26,680 Dane County households through the Food Pantry & Service Center. read more ...

A recent visit by two representatives from our local St. Vincent de Paul Society brought back memories from my childhood. These memories involve accompanying my dad as he delivered food baskets before the Thanksgiving holiday to families in need. read more ...

St. Vincent de Paul Resource Center opened a few months ago to aid the homeless in finding jobs and the path to self-sufficiency. Ray Watson is its director, and Sister Joan Foley is program coordinator. read more ...

Last night the Board of Directors for Catholic Knights came as a group to serve meals at our Martin Luther King Meal Site. read more ...

Kenneth Newman, a single dad who's out of work, says his family is filling their empty stomachs on prayers and groceries from the St. Vincent de Paul Society. read more ...

On any given day, from 800 to 1,600 people will line up outside the bright, blue building. It’s hot out there. In the sun it can reach 120 degrees; maybe 110 in the shade--a tough place to be if you’re living on the street. read more ...

Ralph Middlecamp, the Executive Director at the Society of St. Vincent De Paul, says, "Many families in Dane county, even ones working or on fixed incomes, run out of money read more ...

I give Pennies From Heaven-St Vincent FOUR STARS for wheelchair accessibility. I give FIVE STARS to The Society of St. Vincent de Paul for the wonderful things they do to help the needy and the poor. read more ...

Mrs. Turner said she and Pam Smock made the quilts so she thought donating them to raise money for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul was a good idea. read more ...

But Chappell decided to go one step further in aiding others. She chose to pile her shopping cart up with food to donate to the nearby Society of St. Vincent de Paul food bank.  read more ...

The St. Vincent de Paul Society of Milwaukee is a leading provider of social services in the metropolitan Milwaukee area. read more ...

The expansion was proposed due to the tremendous need for prescriptions in the community, Michael J. Alcaldo, chief executive officer of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, said. Alcaldo said the expansion was possible because of contributions by the Huey and Angelina Wilson Foundation, the Greater Baton Rouge State Fair Foundation, Bob and Grace LeBlanc and others. 

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a parish-based ministry that uses volunteers to make home visits to those in need, is seeing increasing demand for donated food and other help, said Zip Rzeppa, executive director of the St. Louis council. read more ...

The housing is named for Blessed Frederic Ozanam, who founded the St. Vincent de Paul Society in the slums of Paris in 1833. Envisioning a worldwide network of charity, his society grew into an outreach of compassion that now serves people in need in 142 countries. read more ...

For some in Southeast Texas, Hurricane Ike throwing flood waters across Southeast Texas nine months ago is only a memory. Others, however, still live with the destruction daily as they are continuing to struggle to complete, or even begin, repairs. Those who are still in need of help now have somewhere to turn to for guidance to help them rise from the destruction. read more ...

Presentation of the St. Vincent de Paul Medal to Joseph Flannigan, National President Society of St. Vincent DePaul read more ...

In this second Lenten podcast series Roger Playwin, Executive Director of the St. Vincent de Paul Society USA, offers his reflections on the Systemic Change. View the Podcast.
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Schedule for International Meetings read more ...

Milwaukee, Wis. – Catholic Knights and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul have formed a three-year partnership to serve the needs of the poor.  read more ...

When times are tough and this period in our history is surely one of them, it’s helpful to recall the words from scripture that God will give us the strength we need, that he will not give us burden beyond what we can handle.  read more ...

Scenes from a Parish is a new feature length documentary about Saint Patrick Parish in Lawrence, the poorest city in Massachusetts. Independent producer James Rutenbeck spent four years following the personal stories of a traditionally Irish-American parish coming to terms with the Latino city that surrounds it. The film examines the challenges faced by Saint Vincent de Paul volunteers in a city divided by poverty, language barriers and ethnic tension. A DVD of Scenes from a Parish will be available for sale on the film's website in spring 2009. read more ...

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

The Catholic Knights and the St. Vincent de Paul Society have formed a three-year partnership to provide help to people in need.  read more ...

The first annual, national Society of St. Vincent de Paul Friends of the Poor® Walk, which occurred across the United States (and in Paris and Rome) on September 27, 2008—the Feast Day of St. Vincent de Paul-- has been a massive success in raising over $800,000 for the poor. read more ...

Become a Voice of the Poor by getting on the CAPWIZ Email list. Get all the legislation concerning the poor. Addiionally, let your elected officials know about your thoughts concerning legislation and issues that involve the Poor. 

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 ...

Download and read the Report read more ...

As this year draws into its final months, the Society of St Vincent de Paul USA has much to be thankful for! We have had many challenges in 2008: including more sequential natural disasters at home and abroad than we can remember occurring in one calendar year.  read more ...