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St. Vincent de Paul is an independent, faith-based, nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people who are suffering from the effects of poverty meet their basic human needs and achieve a better future for themselves and their family.
Our services include food, clothing, shelter, transitional and permanent housing, homeless day resources, employment training, adult education, emergency financial assistance, Head Start, after-school, summer camp, domestic violence intervention, and more.
Click here to listen to a special message from Executive Director, John Schiavone.
St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore Opens Sarah's Hope, Mount Street
On November 1, 2008, St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore took over management of Sarah’s Hope, Mount Street, a comprehensive program that provides 24-hour services for homeless women and children located in the Sandtown-Winchester area of Baltimore City. The program offers shelter and family-centered, support services that provide immediate stabilization, preserve the family unit, help families quickly regain permanent housing, and enable them to achieve long-term self-sufficiency. Click here for more information, ways to volunteer at the shelter and a list of in-kind donations needed. |
This Holiday You Can Send Warm Holiday Wishes to Those in Need
Now through January 2009, donate new or gently used winter accessories including: coats, gloves, scarves, hats, and blankets/sleeping bags, to the annual Warm Holiday Wishes drive. The Mobile Clothing Bank will distribute the items to those who are homeless through the winter months. Click here for a list of drop off locations.
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St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore Again Earns Seal of Excellence
St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore was again awarded certification under the Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations' Standards for Excellence program, which is bestowed only to the most well-managed and responsibly governed nonprofit organizations that have demonstrated continued comliance with 55 specific Standards for Excellence based on honesty, integrity, fairness, respect, trust, responsibility, and accountability. St. Vincent de Paul was first awarded this Seal of Excellence in 2005 and was just re-certified.
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Holidays at St. Vincent de Paul 2008
Give the gift of your time this holiday and spread cheer to those in need.
Help a child, or a homeless family struggling with the affects of poverty, to have a brighter holiday. Click here for St. Vincent de Paul's Holidays 2008 wish list needs and volunteer opportunities.
On Monday, December 22, Sarah’s Hope needs volunteers to help with the annual Christmas Gift Mall, where parents can choose gifts for their children. Volunteers are needed to help set up the gifts, and assist the residents in making their choices and in wrapping. At least ten volunteers are needed from 11am until 2pm. Please call Conor Wall at 410-396-2204 if you can help.
Empty Bowls 2009 Honorary Committee Announced
St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore is happy to announce the winning team involved in building the success of the Empty Bowls event through their leadership and support - Honorary Co-chairs: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, City Council President; William Paterakis, CEO Northeast Foods; and Bishop Denis Madden, Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Thank you to our
Honorary Committee: Bert Hash, President and CEO of MECU; Carmen & Victoria Deyesu; Orlando Brown, former Baltimore Raven; and Carolyn Krysiak, Maryland State Delegate.
For more information on the 2009 Empty Bowls event, set for Saturday, March 7 at the College of Notre Dame, click here.
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