Members of the “Geezer Gang,” John Seviere, Bob Franchetto, and Linda Myszka get ready to load their truck with food for their neighbors in need. For thousands of families in Contra Costa County, hunger is a constant threat. The California Association of Food Banks estimates that 1 in 5 people in Contra Costa [...]
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Sister Betty Ann McNeil, a native of Virginia and a member of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, earned a baccalaureate degree in Social Welfare from Saint Joseph College, Emmitsburg, Maryland (1969) and a Master of Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University (1975). Niagara University awarded [...]
De la Salle High School. We would like to form a committee to explore the creation of a SVdP High School ministry at Carondelet and De La Salle. This ministry would introduce the teens to the mission and works of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and grow the Vincentian family and [...]
Tyrone Marshall – August 2, 1957 – December 20, 2021. For the last years of his life Tyrone lived at an Antioch bus stop. He didn't have a tent. Just a blanket or a sleeping bag. I would yell "Hi, Tyrone" as I passed him on my bike. He had a mental illness [...]
SVdP Executive Director Claudia Ramirez, Frank Wnuk, Lorena Gomez and Monica Wnuk pose after helping Lorena receive free dental care at the Dentist on Wheels Pittsburg Free Dental Clinic at St. Vincent de Paul. "Building a more just world through personal relationships with and service to people in need” Is included in St. [...]
The Parker family said they are extremely grateful for the help they have received, and are looking forward to rebuilding their lives. The Parker family is a picture of resilience. No strangers to hard-times, the Parkers stay upbeat in the face of numerous tragedies. Until 2017, they lived a seemingly ideal life. However, [...]
SVdP Vincentian Volunteers hand out toys to children for Christmas at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in San Pablo, California. Thanks to an amazingly generous toy drive by parishioners of St. Monica’s Church in Moraga, St. Vincent de Paul of Contra Costa County “Vincentian,” volunteers made Christmas a little brighter for hundreds of children. [...]
Mary Turner hugs her former Workforce Development Program Mentor Gail Fitzgerald outside of Mary’s newly purchased home in Stockton, California. On a quiet street a few blocks from the Stockton ballpark where the Stockton Ports play minor league baseball, sits a small home with a big story. Built in 1910, the home has [...]
Italian American Club of Pittsburg Treasurer Anna Sorci (left), SVdP Executive Director Claudia Ramirez(center) and Italian American Club of Pittsburg President Vince Ferrante(right) showcase some of the toys donated by the Italian American Club of Pittsburg to help children in need celebrate the holidays. At St. Vincent de Paul of Contra Costa County, [...]
SVdP Vincentian Services Manager Steve Krank beams as he unveils the coats donated by Free Country Apparel. When it comes to affecting change, there is no greater force than a community coming together. On Thursday, December 2nd, 2021, those of us at St. Vincent de Paul of Contra Costa County got to experience [...]
