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What We Do
| The Society of St. Vincent de Paul in St. Louis is a non-profit organization providing personal assistance with furniture, food, clothing, rent, utilities, transportation and companionship to people facing economic, emotional or spiritual crisis. An essential part of the Society's work is to provide help while conscientiously maintaining the confidentiality and dignity of those who are served.
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Members, volunteers and staff served over 220,000 in 2008. As a non-profit charity, the Society relies almost exclusively on private individuals, businesses and organizations locally for support.
We are people who strive to grow spiritually by offering person to person service to others in need. We are young and old, some of us are wealthy, some are financially poor, but all of us are blessed with awareness that our gifts of time, talent and treasure are to be shared with our brothers and sisters in need. We have no special education or training, just a heart for others. We provide
a source of Help and Hope.
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We know that we are not alone. We are part of an international society of friends, united by a spirit of poverty, humility, and sharing nourished by prayer and our fellow members.
Energized by the awareness that service to our brothers and sisters in need is in fact an encounter with Christ, we are keenly aware that poverty, suffering and loneliness are present for a countless number of individuals in our community.
You do not have to be Catholic for us to
serve you. We serve you because we are Catholic.
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| For more information on the Society and how you can be part of it - please e-mail us at
Click Here or call (314) 881-6000. |
"If we had even a tiny hint of this love, would we remain with our arms folded? Would we allow to perish those whom we could assist? Oh no, charity cannot remain inert and inactive." - St. Vincent de Paul
Lord, the needs of the poor are so great. Today, I will find an opportunity to personally go out to someone in need.
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