Society Of St Vincent De Paul Archdiocesan Council Of St Louis

INSPIRED BY GOSPEL VALUES, THE SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL (SVDP), IS AN INTERNATIONAL CATHOLIC LAY ORGANIZATION WITH A PURPOSE OF HELPING PEOPLE GROW SPIRITUALLY BY FORMING FRIENDSHIPS AND SEEKING AND HELPING THOSE IN NEED, REGARDLESS OF RACE, RELIGION, GENDER OR OTHER FACTORS. OUR 3,595 VOLUNTEER VINCENTIAN MEMBERS WORK THROUGH 139 PARISHES TO MEET WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS IN NEED THROUGH HOME VISITS, WHERE THEY LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NEEDS AND CAN BEGIN TO DEVELOP FRIENDSHIPS AND CREATE SYSTEMIC CHANGE. SVDP ALSO COLLABORATES WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP ADDRESS SYSTEMATIC ISSUES AND BREAK THE CYCLE.

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE - OUR NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED, VOLUNTEER-RUN CONFERENCES PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE FACING HUNGER, EVICTION, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HEALTH RELATED CRISIS, THREAT OF DISCONNECTION OF UTILITIES AND OTHER EMERGENCY NEEDS THROUGH THE WORK OF OVER 3,595 VOLUNTEER MEMBERS IN 139 ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CONFERENCES AND THE COUNCIL OFFICE, APPROXIMATELY $12,650,000 IN ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED TO APPROXIMATELY 174,000 NEIGHBORS IN NEED IN 2021. IN ADDITION TO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL CONFERENCES, THE ST. LOUIS COUNCIL'S PROFESSIONAL STAFF PROVIDES SERVICES THAT ARE BEYOND THE SCOPE AND CAPACITY OF THE CONFERENCES. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE A CAR DONATION PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES NEIGHBORS IN NEED WITH CAR REPAIRS OR OPERATIONAL VEHICLES, A UTILITY PROGRAM THAT HELPS PEOPLE AVOID DISCONNECTION, A PHARMACY PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES FREE MEDICATION, AND A BED PROGRAM THAT SUPPLIES BEDS AND BEDDING TO PROVIDE CLIENTS WITH A CLEAN, SAFE, AND DIGNIFIED PLACE TO SLEEP. IN 2021, THE COUNCIL OFFICE PROGRAMS PROVIDED $2,788,713 IN ASSISTANCE TO 1,720 NEIGHBORS IN NEED.

THRIFT STORES - THE ST. LOUIS COUNCIL OPERATES TEN THRIFT STORES IN ST. LOUIS CITY, ST. LOUIS COUNTY AND ST. CHARLES. THE STORES PROVIDE SEVERAL SERVICES TO THE COUNCIL OFFICE, OUR VOLUNTEER VINCENTIAN MEMBERS AND OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED. IN ADDITION TO ACCEPTING DROP-OFF DONATIONS OF GENTLY USED GOODS, OUR STORES ARE ALSO SOME OF THE FEW IN THE AREA THAT PICK UP GOODS FROM DONORS AROUND THE AREA. THE STORES THEN SELL THOSE ITEMS, AS WELL AS SOME NEW ITEMS, TO THE PUBLIC IN GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS THAT BENEFIT FROM DONATIONS BUT CAN ALSO SERVE OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED. IN ADDITION TO HELPING FUND THE ST. LOUIS COUNCIL OFFICE, THE STORES PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 370 JOBS, SOME TO OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED. THEY ALSO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH OUR PARISH-BASED CONFERENCES IN PROVIDING GOODS TO FAMILIES IN NEED, INCLUDING CLOTHING, FURNITURE, HOUSEWARES AND MATTRESSES. IN 2021, THE STORES PROVIDED $1,259,148 IN NET PROFITS TO FUND OUR MISSION. THEY ALSO DIRECTLY HELPED 2,822 PEOPLE WITH $690,364 WORTH OF GOODS THAT WERE GIVEN THROUGH THE VOUCHER PROGRAM.