St. Vincent de Paul Corner

December 3, 2023
Outreach & Social Justice

Your donations are making a HUGE difference!

Thank you for your food and financial donations to our St. Vincent de Paul conference here at St. William!

Every bag of groceries, every gift card, every SVDP offering envelope and every electronic donation is carefully counted and prayerfully distributed. The people we serve are truly in need. Frequently we are told that they made many calls asking for help, but we were the only place that called them back. Your support is what makes it possible for us to respond.

In the past fiscal year (Oct 1, 2022 – Sept 30, 2023):

• We served 6,687 individuals in 2,230 households (including 2,508 children).
• Our food pantry distributed $106,575 worth of food.
• Our financial assistance totaled $411, 221. Of that amount:
• $207,271 was for one-time rent assistance and eviction prevention.
• $49,544 paid electric bills, preventing cut-off.
• $14,050 paid water bills, preventing cut-off.
• $7,855 helped families convert predatory “pay day” loans to loans with reasonable interest rates.
• $2,315 worth of gift cards for gasoline helped neighbors get to work.
• Your financial donations also paid for beds, household goods, and clothing from the Vincentian Thrift Store, car repairs, medical prescriptions, eye glasses, diapers and much more.

The numbers for the past fiscal year are impressive. But the true impact of your love and generosity -- one life at a time, in terms of hope and restored faith -- has been incalculable. With God’s help, miracles happen and lives are restored. Thank you and God bless you all.

If you or someone you know needs help, or if you are interested in volunteering with the St. William Conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, please call us at 512-255-2330.

We can be the face of Christ to our neighbors in need.


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