We’ve all dreamed of a fantasy meeting with a hero, locked in conversation over a cup of tea, listening to them recount familiar stories and a few juicy secrets. But who would you the birthday of St...
Published on 21/04/2021
The SVP has welcomed the Jesuit Refugee Service’s report Being Human in the Asylum System.The report sets out the principles for a fairer system for migrants and criticises the proposals for The a...
Published on 20/04/2021
By Jon Cornwall, SVP Director of MembershipSat in a beautifully decorated Parisian living room, each new detail I notice serves to make me feel more comfortable and welcome. I can hear the distant of...
Published on 16/04/2021
The SVP is celebrating the Society's birthday with a week-long campaign to raise funds for our grassroots work fighting poverty with dignity.The Tea With The SVP campaign, which runs from 19-23 with...
Published on 14/04/2021
Indefatigable great-grandmother Pat Bishop is marking her 100th birthday by walking 500 steps every day during Lent to raise money for families around the world living without access to water.Pat, and...
Published on 15/03/2021
International Women’s Day celebrates gender equality, and the strength and bravery of women to create an inclusive world. When Alison’s world fell apart, she had to draw on her resilience and of a...
Published on 08/03/2021
Jenny Wilson, 74, of Bletchingley, Surrey, embodies International Women’s Day. She has completed a 1,000 mile trek to raise money for the SVP’s Baby Feeding Programme in South Sudan, but she sign...
Published on 07/03/2021
By Elizabeth Palmer, CEO of the St Vincent de Paul Society (England and Wales)Today’s Budget delivered by Chancellor Rishi Sunak represents one of the most important political statements of and at a...
Published on 03/03/2021
The SVP is encouraging people to make Lent extra meaningful this year by giving up a little of their time to help others during the Covid-19 pandemic.It’s traditional for many to give up some other...
Published on 17/02/2021