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Causes: Human Services, Thrift Shops
Mission: Inspired by gospel values, the society of st. Vincent de paul, a catholic lay organization, leads women and men to join together to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to those who are needy and suffering, in the tradition of its founder, blessed frederic ozanam, and patron, st. Vincent de paul.
Programs: The organization operates a food pantry and soup kitchen. The soup kitchen served 14,542 meals at a value of $37,518. The food pantry distributed 448,248 pounds of food valued at $762,022. There were 11,912 individuals served (8,263 adults & 3,649 children) or 4,241 families. Between the food pantry and soup kitchen, there were a total of 7,174 hours of work completed by volunteers.
the thrift store sells low priced household goods and clothing which has been donated to the organization. In addition, merchandise valued at $9,110 was distributed to victims of fire and poverty. There were 2,416 hours of work completed by voluteers.
the home visit committee assisted 1,315 individuals. Vouchers distributed to individuals in need totaled $33,865. $65,723 was expended to help fire and tornado victims. There were 2,939 hours of work completed by voluteers.