14 03, 2023

SVdP Helps Keep Neighbor in Home

By |2023-03-14T19:42:17+00:00March 14th, 2023|Stories of Hope|Comments Off on SVdP Helps Keep Neighbor in Home

Nancy smiles outside of her apartment, safe in a home. When you enter her small apartment in Rodeo, California, Nancy Wright is all smiles. You can instantly tell she is happy, and feels safe where she lives. This is important, because Nancy was living on the street at 60 years old. Nancy has [...]

14 03, 2023

SVdP “Family” Helps Refugees Establish New Life

By |2023-03-14T19:29:58+00:00March 14th, 2023|Stories of Hope|Comments Off on SVdP “Family” Helps Refugees Establish New Life

Grace volunteers at the Holy Rosary SVdP Branch in Antioch California. Today, Grace’s huge smile lets you know she is calm, and safe. A Vincentian volunteer at The Most Holy Rosary St. Vincent de Paul Conference in Antioch, California. As a Vincentian, Grace helps her neighbors in need receive food, clothing, furniture, and [...]

20 02, 2023

SVdP Auto Donation Program Helps Family in Need

By |2023-03-14T19:37:07+00:00February 20th, 2023|Stories of Hope|Comments Off on SVdP Auto Donation Program Helps Family in Need

Jillian smiles as she gets her new donated vehicle through SVdP. Travelling around the Bay Area without a car can be challenging - for a single mother of three young kids like Jillian Wilson, it was a complete nightmare. "About a year ago things just spiralled out of control," Jillian said. "I lost [...]

10 02, 2023

When People in Need Call for Help, Helen Crump Answers

By |2023-03-14T19:32:13+00:00February 10th, 2023|Stories of Hope|Comments Off on When People in Need Call for Help, Helen Crump Answers

Helen and her husband Daniel As inflation and the rising cost of living in the Bay Area continue to wreak havoc on the economy, many of us are feeling the effects. Earlier this month, KQED shared an article showcasing how rising inflation and cost of living are impacting food banks’ abilities to source [...]

25 01, 2023

After Loss, Volunteer Inspired to Help Others by SVdP

By |2023-03-14T19:39:23+00:00January 25th, 2023|Stories of Hope|Comments Off on After Loss, Volunteer Inspired to Help Others by SVdP

Anthony receives treatment at the RotaCare Pittsburg Free Medical Clinic at St. Vincent de Paul. Today, at 74, Marlene is all smiles. She is eager and ready to tell you about the miracles that have blessed her life. Marlene is happy to describe how she has her friends, her health, and purpose which [...]

14 01, 2023

Volunteer ‘Guided’ to Help Neighbors in Need

By |2023-03-14T19:21:08+00:00January 14th, 2023|Stories of Hope|Comments Off on Volunteer ‘Guided’ to Help Neighbors in Need

Danny Vu showcases some of the foods his conference is able to offer his neighbors in need from their food pantry. The St. Vincent de Paul Conference, (branch) at Our Lady Queen of the World Church in Pittsburg is no stranger to need. Situated between Pittsburg and Bay Point, this group of SVdP [...]

14 11, 2022

Home Visits Transform Needing Help into New Friends

By |2023-03-14T19:34:37+00:00November 14th, 2022|Stories of Hope|Comments Off on Home Visits Transform Needing Help into New Friends

During a homevisit, SVdP volunteers meet with neighbors in their homes. There are lots of charities that help people in need. At SVdP, we do things a little differently, providing those who are seeking help the compassion and dignity they rarely experience. SVdP volunteers, called “Vincentians,” meet families in their homes to find [...]

15 10, 2022

Diabetes Education at RotaCare Pittsburg Free Medical Clinic at St. Vincent de Paul

By |2023-03-14T19:26:23+00:00October 15th, 2022|Stories of Hope|Comments Off on Diabetes Education at RotaCare Pittsburg Free Medical Clinic at St. Vincent de Paul

Nurse Amelia helps educate a patient on how to live with diabetes. The RotaCare Pittsburg Free Medical Clinic at St. Vincent de Paul offers patients education and care to manage their diabetes. Many patients coming to the free clinic have untreated diabetes with life-threatening complications. If left untreated, diabetes can lead to complications [...]

14 10, 2022

Refugee Finds New Life with Help from SVdP

By |2023-03-14T19:23:50+00:00October 14th, 2022|Stories of Hope|Comments Off on Refugee Finds New Life with Help from SVdP

Workforce Development Graduate Ajmal Aria The United States mission in Afghanistan was one of peril and danger, but that did not stop the Aria family from helping American troops. Ajamal Aria and his wife, and their five children, emigrated to the United States in February of 2020, just prior to the complete withdrawal [...]

15 09, 2022

From Needing Help to Being a Helper

By |2023-03-14T19:17:43+00:00September 15th, 2022|Stories of Hope|Comments Off on From Needing Help to Being a Helper

Workforce Development graduate Angela Hudson When Angela Hudson walked into the St. Vincent de Paul of Contra Costa County thrift store in Pittsburg in the summer of 2020, she had no idea her life was about to change completely. Angela was experiencing homelessness. Temporarily living with family in Pittsburg, Angela knew she needed [...]

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