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Every day hundreds of lives are made that little bit easier thanks to the hard work and genorisity of our volunteers, members and donors. Read below about this work of turning concern into action, and consider how you can join us. 

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2024 UK General Election: Using our Catholic voice

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We have a collection of new resources available to encourage people to engage with their local parliamentary candidates during this year...

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Celebrating 180 Years of the SVP

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Our founder, Blessed Frédéric Ozanam founded the SVP to help people living in times of crisis. Today, we are celebrating 180 years and in...

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Tackling regional inequalities from the ground up

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On 25th January 2024 we published a new report that highlights our vital role in delivering locally-based support to ‘left...

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Special Epiphany Service raises funds for SVP

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The Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir premiered a new work by SVP member Frank Cottrell-Boyce at Trafalgar Square’s St Martin-in-the Fields in 6...

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Our response to the Supreme Court ruling on the Rwanda policy

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Today the Supreme Court ruled against the Government’s Rwanda policy, deeming it unlawful because of the risk to asylum seekers being with...

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