About St. Vincent de Paul St. Helena
Mission Statement:
Also
known as SVDP, St. Vincent de Paul is an international Catholic
organization of lay persons. It seeks in a spirit of justice and
charity, and by person to person involvement of its members, to help
those who are suffering. No work of charity is foreign to us. We
believe any person to person assistance that promotes human dignity and
integrity is the proper choice.
St. Vincent de Paul St. Helena
provides compassionate, individualized assistance. We help our
neighbors-in-need obtain nutritious food, clothing, and many of life’s
necessities while moving toward systemic change and solutions that help
lift them out of poverty.
How We Help:
- Evaluate and meet the needs of a diverse population of men, women and families.
- Provide
person to person assistance by visiting the needy in their homes,
learning about their specific situation and offering personalized help.
- Help provide utility assistance.
- Help with gas cards for those who've lost their job, or currently live in their car.
- Help with food.
- Support during time of crisis such as illness, job loss, etc.
- The
local St. Vincent de Paul workers are friends... mentors…providers –
always working individual to individual regardless of race, creed,
beliefs, culture, color or circumstance.