Volunteer visitors from the St. Vincent de Paul Society put their hearts into helping neighbors.  When members of the Brown Bag ministry at St. Francis found that a gentleman in the senior apartments they served was in trouble, they contacted SVdP.  Visitors learned from a social worker the neighbor had fallen several times in the… Read more

The open hearts and ears of visitors from the St. Vincent DePaul Society at St. Francis of Assisi Church match the needs of their neighbors. In a recent case, a mother of three called for help paying utility bills.  The SVdP visitor found that the 32-year-old woman also was caring for an additional four children—two… Read more

Help with rent A 30-year-old single woman needed assistance with her October rent after extensive emergency car repairs put her behind on her rent and utility payments. She worked full-time and sought as many extra hours as possible to catch up, plus she had a second job. She was able to work on a payment… Read more

A 41-year-old mother working full time got a month behind in rent when she had to take unpaid family leave to care for her father who had emergency heart surgery and follow-up therapy.The neighbor had eight days to pay off the rent or it would double, making it impossiblefor her to catch up.The neighbor prayed… Read more