Sterling Volunteers engages in volunteer research and its database of Vetted Volunteers is ready to serve
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is excited to share that our valued background screening partner is able to assist with matching and mobilizing local volunteers to serve in communities across the country. Sterling Volunteers (formerly Verified Volunteers), is providing you with complimentary access to their new research report, the Volunteer Perspective: Industry Insights 2019 report.
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For more information about Sterling Volunteers and/or a background check for your Conference or Council members, contact: Kimberly Chochon VICE PRESIDENT, PARTNERSHIPS
Sterling Volunteers o: 212.736.5100 x3129 | m: 206.300.6315 [email protected] sterlingvolunteers.com
SVdP National President, Ralph Middlecamp, and National Liaison for Formation and board member, Ray Sickinger, were recently guests on the Catholic Faith Network TV show "Encounter" for an episode about Blessed Frederic Ozanam.
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Thank you to everyone who tuned in to the Jan. 6 network television premiere of the SVdP movie, “Our Faith in Action.”
If you missed movie or loved what you saw and want to see more stories of Vincentians across the country helping their neighbors in need, you can!
The movie is available for viewing on the SVdP YouTube page and can be accessed by clicking here
You can also view and download the movie from the SVdP Vimeo page by clicking here
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The movie with Spanish subtitles is available for viewing on the SVdP YouTube page and can be accessed by clicking here
You can also view and download the movie from the SVdP Vimeo page by clicking here
Are you searching for a way to grow in faith while helping others? Then tune into our television series, “Our Faith in Action: Today’s Society of St. Vincent de Paul,” which airs on EWTN. The series airs at 4:30 a.m. ET on Thursdays.
Season 1 of the series was honored with a Gabriel Award for Second Place in the category of Narrative Series (Storytelling) by the Catholic Press Association in 2019.
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SVdPUSA National Partner Provides Low Priced American Made Socks and Gildan Apparel
C&M Mills manufactures and sells socks in the USA. Also, C&M Mills is the primary distribution point of items from the internationally known Gildan Apparel Company, a manufacturer of t-shirts and undergarments, including imperfect underwear.
C&M is currently working with Society of St. Vincent de Paul Conferences and Councils and the reviews have been very positive. C&M was described as offering great pricing, products and service.
For more information: contact Howard at 410-366-8800 or at [email protected] (Corporate) or Michelle at 919-556-5630 or [email protected] (Plant).
National Partner Dollar Days ringing up value for Conferences and Councils
DollarDays is focused on helping to fill your Conference’s and Council’s needs. By providing free shipping and no order minimums, plus stocking over 100,000 items, DollarDays is committed to making every last cent count. Ordering wholesale with DollarDays is the ultimate way to make your money work: more items, for the same price. The Wish List program helps SVdP Conferences and Councils register for all their needs, and enables their donors to purchase any and all of their program needs at the best possible price. The DollarDays dedicated support team is ready to help at 877-837-9569 ext. 148 and at https://svdp.dollardays.com/.
Magnalite-Ozanam PR is a full-service promotional company. Owned and operated by four generations of Vincentians, this company is your one stop shop for all of your Society of St. Vincent de Paul promotional products.
Magnalite provides a wide variety of promotional materials as part of the SVdP Eyedentity Program, such as shirts, hats, awards, home visit cards, lapel pins and religious items.
For more information: Main Office: 602-269-0009 or email Jack Ahern: [email protected]
SVdPUSA adds Gateway Mattress Co. as National Partner
SVdPUSA is pleased to announce that Gateway Mattress Company is now a national partner. Gateway Mattress Company specializes in value-driven recycled and new mattresses.
Gateway has the capacity to provide nationwide service and produces several models of all sizes and thicknesses, including pillow top mattresses, that are designed to look and feel the same as expensive new mattresses at a fraction of the cost. With mattresses starting as low as $41, Gateway Mattress is the perfect complement to SVdP’s mission of helping others and giving back to those that are looking for a quality sleep at a price they can afford.
To learn more about the line of sleeping products being offered, please contact:
Don Franco at [email protected] or Deyli Rivera at
[email protected] or 323-725-1923.
St. Louise de Marillac (1591-1660) was a friend and collaborator of St. Vincent de Paul. They co-founded the Daughters of Charity. They organized hospitals for the sick poor, asylums for the orphaned, workshops for the unemployed, championed literacy for the uneducated and established standards for local charities. Louise was a wife, mother, teacher, nurse, social worker and religious foundress.
Louise de Marillac was beatified by Pope Benedict XV in 1920 and canonized by Pope Pius XI in 1934. Pope John XXIII named Louise the Patron of all Christian Social Workers in 1960. In 2016, her feast day was changed to May 9, the anniversary of her beatification.
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Frederic Ozanam was born on April 23, 1813 in Milan, Italy. On April 23, 1833, Frederic and six companions founded the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Also, St. Vincent de Paul was born on April 24, 1581. To commemorate these events, the U.S. Society of St. Vincent de Paul celebrates the last Sunday of April as Ozanam Sunday.
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FREE Catholic Bibles & Study Courses for Prison Ministry Groups
The Society has partnered with the national Dismas Ministry to provide free Catholic Bibles as well as prayer books and Bible study courses for the prison ministers to distribute to their inmates and use in their work. This is a great project for your prison ministry group.
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Request for Proposals
Urban Farming, Food Pantry and Nutrition Program Grants
Grant Awards: $5,000 per Conference or District Council
Deadline: Monday, June 10, 2019 (NO extensions)
The National Council received a grant from an anonymous foundation to fund projects to strengthen predominantly underserved black communities and neighborhoods through urban gardening nutrition programs that are producing fresh produce for food pantries or other types of SVdP service operations. The National Council, through its African American Task Force, will review and award grants to "Conferences and District Councils with a majority of black members" and other Conferences who are serving the underserved majority-black communities through SVdP community gardening nutrition programs.
Sr. Rosalie Rendu, a Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, is recognized as a co-founder of the Society of St Vincent de Paul. She mentored the founding members of the Society in the spirit and heritage of St. Vincent and St. Louise de Marillac.
Sr. Rosalie always recommended patience, mercy and courtesy. She taught Frederic Ozanam and the first members of the Society how to make home visits and how to see Jesus in the poor. She gave them families to visit and advice on the Vincentian way to go to them: with respect and compassion. Sr. Rosalie Rendu was beatified in Rome in 2003 by Pope John Paul II. All Vincentians celebrate this beautiful model of love for the poor.
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Society of St. Vincent de Paul National CEO Dave Barringer was interviewed by Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities (FADICA) on their “Helping Goodness Spread Blog.”
FADICA is a network of private foundations and donors supporting Catholic-sponsored programs and institutions. For 40 years, FADICA has served as a dynamic and catalytic philanthropic network committed to supporting Catholic activities and initiatives (especially those that strengthen the Church and aid the poor).
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The National Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul has launched Neighborhoods of Hope (NOH), an effort to tackle poverty at the community level. The program will enhance and maximize Vincentian poverty-fighting initiatives already taking place.
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The National Council is proud to announce that our feature-length film, “Our Faith in Action,” will air on Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) on March 3, 2019.
The spirit and charism of a 400-year old French saint lives on through the examples of charity by nearly 100,000 dedicated men and women of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. The feature-length presentation "Our Faith in Action" tells the spiritually uplifting, personal stories of our Vincentian members in direct service with people in need across the country.
Sunday, March 3 at 3:30 p.m. Eastern / 2:30 p.m. Central / 1:30 p.m. Mountain / 12:30 p.m. Pacific
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Voice of the Poor (VOP) is the advocacy arm of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. With members representing every section and demographic of the nation, the VOP identifies those issues that are critical to those living in poverty and need, and helps bring attention to them so communities and our elected representatives can help develop strategies and tactics that will provide the most effective and efficient means to reduce or eliminate poverty.
Guided by Catholic Social Teaching, the VOP collaborates, educates, and advocates to improve conditions of the people we serve. To learn more about the VOP, click here.
For ways to get involved, click here.