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SVdP News Roundup June 24 – June 30

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With 100,000 Vincentians across the United States and nearly 800,000 around the world, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul provides person-to-person service to those who are needy and suffering. Read some of their stories here:

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AUSTRALIA: Wallan Secondary College helps fight homelessness
AUSTRALIA: St Vincent de Paul to manage new service for people experiencing homelessness and rough sleeping
AUSTRALIA: Vinnies provides land in new push to curb housing crisis
AUSTRALIA: Vinnies converting West Perth hotel into social housing
IRELAND: Joe Sheridan Memorial 5k funds handed over to SVP

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ARLINGTON, VA: St. Vincent de Paul loan program assists needy
ATLANTA, GA: QuikTrip gift aids 200 families stuck in motels
BALTIMORE, MD: Early Head Start in West Baltimore
COEUR d’ALENE, ID: Homelessness up slightly in North Idaho
DALLAS, TX: Out & About: Spark of Hope Breakfast for Society of St. Vincent de Paul
LOUISVILLE, KY: A life transformed: Annie Smith’s journey to recovery
MARINETTE, WI: Unprecedented demand overwhelms Marinette food pantry: donations needed
PHOENIX, AZ: The process from donating water to the ABC15 Water Drive to delivering to those in need
PHOENIX, AZ: Phoenix City Council approves homeless campground in downtown
PHOENIX, AZ: Bishop Dolan joins ABC15 for their annual water drive
SEQUIM, WA: Emergency partners say need rising in Sequim
ST. LOUIS, MO: St. Vincent DePaul needs furniture donations to help community members

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SVdP News Roundup June 17 – June 23

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COVINGTON, KY: How you can help St. Vincent de Paul NKY in its Summer Breeze program
DALLAS, TX: Society of St. Vincent de Paul of North Texas CEO talks about how they serve the region
LOUISVILLE, KY: Spectrum donates $1,000 to St. Vincent De Paul through philanthropy program
MARQUETTE, MI: Food assistance programs share need during National Hunger Awareness Month
PHOENIX, AZ: How St. Vincent de Paul manager went from homeless to ranch owner
PHOENIX, AZ: 100 Days of Summer water drive with St. Vincent De Paul
QUEENS, NY: St. John’s Employees Embrace a Return to In-Person Service Opportunities
WILKES-BARRE, PA: Traveling homeless shelter finds permanent home

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SVdP News Roundup June 10 – June 16

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BATON ROUGE, LA: It could feel like 116 degrees in south Louisiana this weekend. Here’s how to stay safe.
BOISE, ID: Idaho nonprofit and state programs are key to reentry process, former prisoners say
BUFFALO, NY: Group dedicated to helping people in need could use some young volunteers
CINCINNATI, OH: Kiss 1071 Thrift for Taylor Swift w/ St. Vincent de Paul
COVINGTON, KY: St. Vincent de Paul Northern Kentucky Summer Breeze program underway
DALLAS, TX: Free pharmacy helps uninsured patients in Texas
HOPKINS COUNTY, KY: St. Vincent de Paul offering ‘House in a Box’ to tornado survivors
OMAHA, NE: Volunteers help Omaha food pantry serve community: ‘It makes me feel happy’
PHOENIX, AZ: Phoenix agrees to new contract with CASS despite spending concerns

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SVdP News Roundup June 3 – June 9

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AUSTRALIA: Street Soccer Coach Named Vinnies CEO Sleepout MC
AUSTRALIA: ‘Saint Tony’s’ deliveries of hope turn a house into a home
AUSTRALIA: Vinnies Mansfield celebrate Volunteer Week
AUSTRALIA: Winter Relief Appeal: Donations ‘vital’ as Vinnies meets growing need
IRELAND: Causeway Coast St Vincent de Paul volunteers congratulated at Members’ Day

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BALTIMORE, MD: Baltimore food support programs feel pinch after federal assistance benefits end
BOISE, ID: Idaho nonprofit and state programs are key to reentry process, former prisoners say
COVINGTON, KY: St. Vincent de Paul heat relief program providing A/C units to those with respiratory illness for 25th year
DALLAS, TX: Empowering youth through education
DALLAS, TX: ‘The need is great’: Dallas charitable pharmacy expanding despite rising drug prices
DAWSON SPRINGS, KY: St. Vincent DePaul offering ‘House in a Box’ to tornado survivors
HAMPTON, NH: St. Vincent de Paul’s Community Kitchen gets a colorful makeover thanks to Hampton artist
MADISON, WI: Madison nonprofit to offer payday lender alternative
PHOENIX, AZ: St. Vincent de Paul facility aims to help get unsheltered people out of the heat

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SVdP News Roundup May 27 – June 2

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AUSTRALIA: St Vincent de Paul Care & Support Centre needs assistance

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BATON ROUGE, LA: Collecting new, gently used uniforms for kids in the Capital Region
DALLAS, TX: Free Pharmacy in Dallas Surpasses 200,000 Prescriptions for Families in Need
OMAHA, NE: With school out, Omaha families visit food banks to help feed kids
PHOENIX, AZ: Volunteers Urgently Needed This Summer
PHOENIX, AZ: Delivering water to the homeless is a personal mission for one St. Vincent de Paul employee
SAN ANTONIO, TX: Project Cool delivers free box fans to seniors during the summer
WARREN, OH: Free screenings offered at Warren health fair

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SVdP News Roundup May 20 – May 26

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CINCINNATI, OH: St. Vincent De Paul to start accepting prescription donations for The Charitable Pharmacy
JACKSON, MS: Get rid of bulky furniture with ease and help your community with St. Vincent de Paul
MADISON, WI: St. Vincent de Paul offers microloans to compete with payday lenders
MINNEAPOLIS, MN: St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store of St. Michael helps people in need
PHOENIX, AZ: How a Phoenix shelter helps people living in ‘The Zone’
PHOENIX, AZ: Shelter offering solutions to Phoenix’s homelessness crisis
PHOENIX, AZ: ASU student comes full circle with focus on diabetes prevention
ST. LOUIS, MO: Plastic grocery bags repurposed into sleeping mats for the homeless

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SVdP News Roundup May 13 – Mary 19

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ATLANTA, GA: St. Vincent de Paul Georgia hosts its 2023 Morning of Hope
BOISE, ID: How St. Vincent de Paul helps those transitioning out of the prison system
CRANSTON, RI: Cranston groups win nearly $900,000 for housing, hunger and health
EUGENE, OR: Places in Eugene, Lane County to stay cool during heat wave
KINGMAN, AZ: St. Vincent de Paul Society continues to serve
MADISON, WI: Shop St. Vinny’s Thrift Stores to help your budget, help your planet and help your neighbor in need
MARQUETTE, MI: St. Vincent De Paul reveals renovations
PHOENIX, AZ: Gardeners and small farmers are growing produce with surprisingly little water
ROCKFORD, IL: God Calls … Susan Wiland to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul
SAN ANTONIO, TX: How you can help migrant families passing through San Antonio
SEATTLE, WA: Public cooling locations opening up across the Puget Sound
SPRING HILL, FL: Moms sharing their love with the community
TEMPE, AZ: $7.3 million given to Tempe to renovate motel into homeless shelter

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SVdP News Roundup May 6 — May 12

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AUSTRALIA: New CEO, new strategy for NSW St Vincent de Paul
AUSTRALIA: St Vincent de Paul Society to open new resource recovery facility in Tamworth
NEW ZEALAND: Charity’s good deeds paying off for the community and its volunteers

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CINCINNATI, OH: St. Vincent de Paul Charitable Pharmacy helps as 200,000 Ohioans expected to lose Medicaid
EL PASO, TX: Local church hosts free health care fair for “Older American Month”
INDIANAPOLIS, IN: Local food pantry cares for thousands of hungry families
LANSING, MI: Why the Miraculous Medal matters by Father Tim MacDonald
MARIN COUNTY, CA: Marin social scene: Cinco de Mayo fundraiser for St. Vincent de Paul
PHOENIX, AZ: St. Vincent de Paul breaks ground on Ozanam Manor II for unhoused seniors
PITTSBURGH, PA: Residents can help ‘Stamp Out Hunger’ with help from U.S. Postal Service
SAN DIEGO, CA: The Delphinium Foundation Donates $425K to Father Joe’s Villages in San Diego

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SVdP News Roundup April 29 – May 5

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AUSTRALIA: Old Edgeworth library to be repurposed as home base for Vinnies
AUSTRALIA: Vinnies’ Winter Appeal to Aid Homeless Elderly Women
IRELAND: SVP’s youth day returns to Cork and Kerry after hiatus

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ALEXANDRIA, VA: Blockchain-Based “Survivor Wallet” Streamlines Relief for Families Impacted by Disasters in Tennessee and Florida
CINCINNATI, OH: St. Vincent de Paul Charitable Pharmacy helps as 200,000 Ohioans expected to lose Medicaid
DAYTON, OH: Social worker recognized for work with St. Vincent de Paul
EUGENE, OR: St. Vincent de Paul says thrift shopping is getting more popular
PHOENIX, AZ: St. Vincent de Paul breaks ground on Ozanam Manor II for unhoused seniors
RICHMOND, VA: ‘Next step up’ for Society of St. Vincent de Paul

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SVdP News Roundup April 22 – April 28

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AUSTRALIA: St Vincent De Paul helping desperate renters leave Noosa as expensive rents climb higher
CANADA: Alberta parish repurposes grocery store as Catholic church
NEW ZEALAND: Volunteers move mountains of beds

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EUGENE, OR: Saint Vincent de Paul’s mattress recycling program one of the largest in the country
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL: Man is called to do good during bad times
PHOENIX, AZ: Maricopa County grants $3.8M for heat relief to help homeless population
SAFFORD, AZ: Food pantry program serves as a lifeline for pets
SPRINGFIELD, OH: Springfield group aids families affected by deadly townhome explosion