St Vincent de Paul Society

It has recently come to our attention that a group of people claiming to represent the St Vincent de Paul Society here in the UK, are approaching members of the public in the US, via the internet and email, in an attempt to solicit illegal funds.

If you have been approached by anyone suspicious claiming to represent the SVP please contact Matthew Stockton at National Office immediately on 020 7407 4644 or e-mail matthews@svp.org.uk.

St Vincent Support Centre, Leeds recently celebrated great news following approval of their application to the Lottery's Reaching Communities fund which will be providing the centre with three years' continuation funding. The funding came just in time as the current grant was due to expire in November.

While the grant will only cover around 50% of the Centre's expenditure it has provided a firm foundation on which to build over the next three years and the possibility of facing the future with more certainty. Click here for further details...

The Winter 2008 edition of the Vincentian Concern is now available to download from our Resources & Publications section.

The latest issue includes reports on last year's National Meetings in Ushaw and the Mass of Rededication held in Cardiff as well asnews from SVP groups around England & Wales.

Also available to download is the latest edition of the Friends Newsletter. If you are interested in finding out more about becoming a Friend of the St Vincent de Paul Society please click here...

Latest reports from the SVP in Sudan indicate that numbers of children fed daily have been reduced from 10,000 to 7,000 with the closure of 3 baby feeding centres. The centres located in the desert near Khartoum have been forced to close because the Society cannot afford to continue to fund this vital work.

You can participate in the Sudan Baby feeding sponsorship program by downloading the Sudan Baby Feeding application form here or by making an online credit card donation here (please select "Feed My Lambs" in the To Support drop-down menu). For further information on the Sudan Babyfeeding Programme please visit the Twinnage website www.twinnage.org.uk

You can now donate online by using our secure credit/debit card facility or by setting up an online Direct Debit.

If you would like make a donation with your credit or debit card over the phone, you can now do so by calling the SVP National Office on 020 7407 4644.

Pope Benedict XVI recently commended the work of the SVP in a letter to President General Jose Ramón Diaz- Torremocha. In it he commended the work of the Society on its 175th Anniversary and offered encouragement to the membership world-wide as they continue to carry out the Vincentian work started by Frederic Ozanam and his companions in 1833. Read the complete letter from the Vatican here.

Also watch the President General's Christmas address by clicking here...