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16 12, 2021

The Italian American Club of Pittsburg and SVdP Bring Holiday Cheer to Children in Need

By |2021-12-16T21:06:18+00:00December 16th, 2021|E-Newsletter|Comments Off on The Italian American Club of Pittsburg and SVdP Bring Holiday Cheer to Children in Need

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, [...]

8 12, 2021

Free Country Apparel Donates Thousands of Coats to SVdP

By |2021-12-15T19:31:42+00:00December 8th, 2021|E-Newsletter|Comments Off on Free Country Apparel Donates Thousands of Coats to SVdP

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 [...]

30 11, 2021

SVdP Volunteers Host Thanksgiving Dinner for Neighbors in Need

By |2021-12-20T17:54:50+00:00November 30th, 2021|E-Newsletter|Comments Off on SVdP Volunteers Host Thanksgiving Dinner for Neighbors in Need

Volunteers and community members sit down to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner at the St. Vincent de Paul Family Resource Center on November 25th. On Thanksgiving Day, a collection of compassionate volunteers came together at the St. Vincent de Paul Family Resource Center in Pittsburg, California to feed their neighbors in need. Over 130 families [...]

30 11, 2021

Share the Spirit Grant Helps SVdP Spread Holiday Cheer

By |2021-12-15T16:53:50+00:00November 30th, 2021|E-Newsletter|Comments Off on Share the Spirit Grant Helps SVdP Spread Holiday Cheer

Joanna of Pittsburg said she was ready to cry from happiness when she received a free turkey at SVdP. Thanks to an extremely generous $15,000 grant from the Bay Area News Group, St. Vincent de Paul of Contra Costa County is able to help families in the County celebrate the holidays this year. [...]

8 11, 2021

Volunteer of the Month: Bill Clarke – Helping Contra Costa County Smile

By |2021-11-08T16:40:19+00:00November 8th, 2021|E-Newsletter|Comments Off on Volunteer of the Month: Bill Clarke – Helping Contra Costa County Smile

Bill Clarke’s dedication to his work as a “Vincentian,” volunteer is inspiring and motivational. The Dentists on Wheels Pittsburg Free Dental Clinic at St. Vincent de Paul officially saw its first patient on October 7th, 2021. As the first free dental clinic in Contra Costa County, the clinic will provide free dental care [...]

1 11, 2021

SVdP and Dentists on Wheels Team Up to Help Family Remain Housed and Relieve Tooth Pain

By |2021-11-09T17:51:16+00:00November 1st, 2021|E-Newsletter|Comments Off on SVdP and Dentists on Wheels Team Up to Help Family Remain Housed and Relieve Tooth Pain

To help a family who aided the US mission in Afghanistan, the volunteer dentists at Dentists on Wheels perform the first root canal at the Dentists on Wheels Pittsburg Free Dental Clinic at St. Vincent de Paul. Photo by Dylan Bouscher, Courtesy to SVdP Due to privacy and safety concerns, the names in [...]

28 10, 2021

SVdP Opens New Free Dental Clinic for Uninsured Adults

By |2021-11-08T19:01:47+00:00October 28th, 2021|E-Newsletter|Comments Off on SVdP Opens New Free Dental Clinic for Uninsured Adults

Dr. Jeannie Shimane, Dentists on Wheels Founder Shab Farzaneh, and Dentists on Wheels Dental Director Dr. Neda Oromchian welcome one of the free dental clinic’s first patients, Billy Bowman, as they prepare for his examination. A toothache is a dull, incessant pain that is a sign to visit our dentist. For our neighbors [...]

21 10, 2021

SVdP Volunteers Help Veteran’s Family

By |2021-11-08T19:00:53+00:00October 21st, 2021|E-Newsletter|Comments Off on SVdP Volunteers Help Veteran’s Family

US Army Veteran Calvin Brown and his young family received help from SVdP’s St. Callistus Branch, which they are extremely grateful for. When Veterans Affairs Peer Support Specialist James Cherry received a phone call from a veteran he helped before, he knew he had to answer it. “Arlesa called me and just told [...]

4 10, 2021

SVdP “Vincentian” Volunteers Need You

By |2021-11-08T22:09:16+00:00October 4th, 2021|E-Newsletter|Comments Off on SVdP “Vincentian” Volunteers Need You

SVdP Volunteers work closely with their neighbors to help them return to a sustainable lifestyle. Shuttering organizations across the globe, the pandemic has spread suffering like nothing in recent history. Incomes, social interaction, and therapies many in need relied upon disappeared. Here at St. Vincent de Paul of Contra Costa County, volunteer “Vincentians” [...]

3 10, 2021

Volunteers of the Month: SVdP’s St. Callistus Branch Helps Veterans in Need

By |2021-11-08T18:38:40+00:00October 3rd, 2021|E-Newsletter|Comments Off on Volunteers of the Month: SVdP’s St. Callistus Branch Helps Veterans in Need

A veteran herself, SVdP Vincentian Arlesa Miles knew the SVdP team at St. Callistus could help our service members in need. Adapting to the shutdowns has been challenging, but for more vulnerable groups in Contra Costa County, such as veterans who have found themselves on the street, the pandemic has had a much [...]

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