David
Donor
David Allman is a Friend of the SVP, making regular donations to support our work with vulnerable people. David explains why he chose the I...
Inspiring 11 year old boy brings a little comfort to the homeless this winter
Finn Collins, 11, from Whitstable has come up with a great idea to help the homeless cope with the cold this winter. While looking through SVP cold weather packs - known as Vinnie Packs – that was a...
Published on 01/12/2016
Celebrations take place to mark 170 years of the SVP in Hexham and Newcastle
SVP members from across the diocese gathered at a Festival Meeting at St Cuthbert’s North Shields to mark two significant anniversaries - the 170th anniversary of the parish SVP Conference and of of...
Published on 01/11/2016
Former MP Ann Widdecombe discusses her role as an SVP Patron
The SVP's good works are 'an outward sign of faith'In a profile for the Catholic Times, former MP Ann Widdecombe talks to SVP Senior Communications & Media Officer, Anita Boniface, about to balancing...
Published on 26/10/2016
SVP Awareness Month asks "Who Cares?"
September marked the SVP’s annual awareness month, the theme this year asking “Who Cares?”With a focus on loneliness, hunger, material poverty and sickness, the campaign highlighted the work who...
Published on 01/09/2016
Blooming good show by the SVP at Manx flower festival
Green fingered SVP members from St Anthony of Padua parish on the Isle of Man, have put their skills to good use taking part in the island’s annual flower festival.Highlighting core aspects of of -...
Published on 01/08/2016
Mini Vinnies help raise homelessness awareness
A group of Mini Vinnies participated in a world record breaking attempt to create the longest line of shoes around Hull’s KC Stadium, in aid of Hull Homeless Outreach.The pupils from Endsleigh and a...
Published on 29/07/2016
The Young Vincentian Schools Programme: Lessons in Service
The Young Vincentian Schools Programme offers a framework for young people to get involved with needy and disadvantaged groups, providing invaluable formative experiences on the road to recently a on...
Published on 23/07/2016
Bishop of Leeds, opens the ‘door of mercy’ at two Yorkshire SVP centres
Bishop of Leeds, Marcus Stock, has opened the symbolic ‘door of mercy’ at two Yorkshire SVP centres.In Leeds, the day marked the official opening of the support centre following a recent move of a...
Published on 08/07/2016
Speaker's Award for Mini Vinnies at St Mary's Primary, Hexham
A group of SVP Mini Vinnies from St Mary’s Primary School in Hexham, Northumberland, have received the Speaker’s Award in recognition of their fundraising work for a local the valuable work out...
Published on 01/07/2016