Society of St. Vincent de Paul

David Rodriguez stopped his car. All evening he and several other volunteers had been driving up and down Southern California streets known for poverty and gang violence. Now, as they approached an abandoned parking lot, they found what…

Donations to assist the victims of Hurricane Dorian can be sent to Catholic Relief Services and Catholic Charities USA. Also, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s Disaster Services Corporation (DSC) is ready to respond to events such as…

Thousands of people were displaced from their homes, often in low-income areas because of flooding and tornadoes in the Midwest earlier this year. They will need assistance for months as they work to put their lives back together. Society…

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s Orange County (California) Council has been providing immediate assistance for people just as they are released from jail since 2004 through its “Lights On” program. The Orange County Central Men’s and…

In downtown Los Angeles sits a 50-block area known as Skid Row where unsheltered homeless live on sidewalks, under tarps, and in tents. A report last year by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development found that Los Angeles had…