National Council of the United States Society of St Vincent Depau

Results: -67,000 people helped in 2009 -Answered 53,000 calls from neighbors in need -53 St. Vincent de Paul conferences make home visits to prevent eviction, hunger, utility shut-off and more -211 Community Info. sends more people to St. Vincent de Paul than any other agency for basic needs help -1,100,000 lbs. of food distributed from our Georgetown Food Bank -21,600 hot meals served by Blessed Sacrament/St. Vincent de Paul Sunday Dinner in University District -28,000 people fed through Sacred Heart/St. Vincent de Paul Meal Program near Seattle Center 3,000 meetings/contacts in our Case Management Program for homeless people & ex-offenders -5 million pounds of materials recycled through our thrift stores and reclamation efforts

Target demographics: Low income, unemployed, working poor, homeless and those affected by poverty. No age limitation. Help all cultures.

Direct beneficiaries per year: 67,000 people in 2009

Geographic areas served: Seattle-King County

Programs: Stores: this program provides entry level employment and training for low-skilled individuals and affordable clothing for low-income families. The program also supports our "conferences work" program, and contributes the profits of the operations to sustain all other programs. The stores have provided employment for 80+ individuals and contributed close to $500,000 toward sustaining other programs.

conferences work: this program helps support individuals and families in spiritual or financial need. The society helps with clothing needs and other basic needs of anyone in imporverished circumstances. In addition, the society helps with the prevention of evictions, hunger and utility shut off. This program involves personal visits to the person in need. Most of the resrources are subsidized by the conferences fundraising efforts. The conferences provided assistance in cash valued at $2. 2 million and in-kind of $1. 1 million - volunteers logged 18,000 home visits and helped over 77,000 individuals.

food and clothing bank: this is one of the largest food banks in the area, extending its services and benefits to people ouside it's local boundaries. It is funded mainly by the council works and partly by city funds. The food bank assisted approximately 5,000 individuals per month and distributed food at a value of approximately $2. 3 million for the year.

case management: this program is an enhancement to the conferences work, it takes qualified individuals and helps them become self-sufficient through case management services and cbt (cognitive behavior therapy). In the process, individuals may be assisted with basic living expenses (rent, utilities, food) and with training or education. Economic help is dispended through an extended period of time. The program also includes working in communities adjacent to our store locations, partnering with other area nonprofits, local governing bodies, and schools to identify pressing needs within the community. The first effort currently promotes and facilitates computer literacy skills for spanish only speaking parents along with instruction on how to follow through on students' progress in this new digital era. This program helped over 7,500 individuals at a cost of over $1m.