Our Vision...
Children and Families
From new clothes at the beginning of the school year to Christmas/holiday season assistance for needy families, St. Vincent de Paul volunteers help children and families with a variety of needs all year long! Often it’s the basics: rent, food and power. St. Vincent de Paul helps all in need regardless of creed.
Timely St. Vincent de Paul intervention during a crisis can prevent eviction, prevent hunger, prevent utility shut off—thwarting the devastating financial and mental impacts that crush individuals and families and erode the fabric of the community.
Adults and Seniors
Poverty can strike suddenly. Unexpected layoff, an injury or devastating illness can change one’s circumstances in a blink of an eye.
Homeless and Low-Income
St. Vincent de Paul helps with food banks, meal programs, mail service, clothing and blankets, and connecting services to help homeless and needy neighbors.
Like that of our Founder, Blessed Frédéric Ozanam, our vision for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is to “Embrace the world in a network of charity.”
This is what the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is all about – caring people helping their neighbors in need to prevent homelessness, hunger, power-shut offs and more. Besides material assistance, we bring compassion and hope. Poverty has a mind of its own. It can pop up in unexpected places right here in our community. But practical, compassionate person-to-person caring can make a world of difference.
At
In 1920, the first St. Vincent de Paul conference in
· 67,749 neighbors in need helped through preventing eviction, hunger and power shut-off and more
· 1,150,000 meals provided for homeless and needy people
· Over 3,000 contacts, visits, or other helpgiven through our Case Management Outreach
· Volunteers in Seattle & King Co. gave 87,832 hours of service
· Over five million pounds of materials were recycled reducing amounts going into the waste stream
· Our Five thrift stores provided employment and training, volunteer and community service opportunities, affordable clothing and household item and free items to the neediest in our community
Join us in this mission of caring as we celebrate our 90th anniversary in Seattle/King County. Through home visits, thrift stores, food banks and meal programs, disaster assistance and other programs, your active support makes “Compassion in Action” possible.
Our Founder: Frederic Ozanam
Frederic Ozanam (1813-1853) was a model teacher, scholar, husband and father. In 1833, as a 20 year old college student, he founded the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in the slums of
In word and deed, Frederic advocated prayer, personal service, and Christian Social Justice. Ozanam was declared Blessed by Pope John Paul II in 1997. The Church celebrates his feast day on Sept. 9. This date coincides with the birthday of Blessed Rosalie Rendu, the Catholic nun who taught Ozanam about spirituality and home visitation to the poor.
Our Patron:
St. Vincent de Paul (1581-1660) was founder of the Congregation of the
