St Vincent’s Wirral opening offers hope to the community
A new community support centre has been officially opened in Birkenhead to help those affected by poverty, isolation, addiction and homelessness. St Vincent’s Wirral, run and managed by the de Paul...
Published on 25/10/2021
Royal visit celebrates amazing foodbank project
The Princess Royal has visited members of a unique group of charities who collectively provided over 400,000 meals to people in need on Canvey Island, Essex, during the pandemic. The St Vincent (SVP)...
Published on 28/09/2021
Love and hatred of motivational posters
SVP Director for Membership Jon Cornwall shines a theological torch at the often misguided use of quotes.I spend more time on social media than I care to admit, and occasionally in my 3am efforts the...
Published on 22/09/2021
'Plugging into Frederic’s network' by Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Award-winning author and screenwriter Frank Cottrell-Boyce explains the significance of tiny acts of kindness and why Blessed Frédéric Ozanam would have loved WhatsApp…Blessed Frédéric have have...
Published on 13/09/2021
A perfect circle
Awareness Month provides a timely opportunity to celebrate and reflect on the SVP’s achievements, the wonderful people associated with the Society, and the transformative power of also a time to and...
Published on 09/09/2021
In-work poverty and the SVP
Former Leeds West MP and staunch SVP member and patron John Battle examines the hidden scourge of in-work poverty.Roy, in his forties, has spent long periods trying to get work as he has no The for up...
Published on 03/09/2021
Freedom Day, but why are we not free?
SVP President Helen O’Shea reflects on the significance of small gestures of kindness and why September is so important this year…It was billed as ‘Freedom Day’ but July 19 didn’t In fact, a...
Published on 18/08/2021
Time to care
The greatest gift you can give is time. It’s a precious commodity, after all we only have a limited amount of it, so giving it shows the recipient that you care. That’s what befriending is why so...
Published on 14/07/2021
Our response to the Nationality and Borders Bill
The government introduced the Nationality and Borders Bill to Parliament today. This landmark policy represents a worrying development as it will effectively remove the few available safe routes in a...
Published on 06/07/2021
