Vincentian Volunteer Elizabeth Ruiz said she feels blessed to be able to volunteer with SVdP. For Elizabeth Ruiz, volunteering is not just an opportunity to help her neighbors in need, but it is a deeply spiritual experience where she is spreading the love she feels in her community at St. Paul’s Church in [...]
Kimberley Arceneaux and SVdP Transportation Manager Bonnie Casey smile as Kimberley gets ready to drive the car she received through the auto donation program at St. Vincent de Paul of Contra Costa County. When the call came saying she would be getting a car from St. Vincent de Paul of Contra Costa County’s [...]
Dr. Jeannie Shimane consults with Lorena Gomez during her visit to the free dental clinic. As things continue to get more expensive, our neighbors are being forced to make really difficult choices, like whether to buy food or pay rent. Without insurance, countless people are forced to go with-out healthcare. But they don’t [...]
SVdP’s Development Director Barbara Hunt stands with Ariel Reese outside of the SVdP Family Resource Center in Pittsburg. Ariel volunteered with SVdP after receiving help for her family during the pandemic. When the COVID-19 pandemic started, Ariel Reese and her husband Jessie thought they would be able to weather the storm. With five [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
