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2018-12-04 00:31
Last Saturday St. Dominic Savio's Confirmation Group served the CMC thanks to a referral from their parish's Conference of Charity! Read More
2018-11-23 18:07
Last week St. Vincent de Paul celebrated an early Thanksgiving with a potluck feast for the whole staff!Thankful for all our employees, our gracious supporters, and all of God's blessin… Read More
2018-11-21 00:10
2018-11-19 21:43
Assumption Conference of Charity members served a delicious Thanksgiving dinner to the residents of the Cardinal Manning Center on Skid Row last week. Thank you Assumption! Read More
2018-11-16 18:31
The Tzu Chi Foundation and their mobile vision unit paid another successful visit to our Los Angeles thrift store yesterday to offer free vision care to the public. People from low-income, u… Read More
2018-11-16 00:04
Come and see the real-life sister act as the Pauline Media Nuns hit Los Angeles on their international tour! Don't miss out on this joyous concert guaranteed to bring the Christmas spir… Read More
2018-11-15 23:46
Vincentians from Incarnation Conference of Charity served a delicious fried chicken dinner last night to the homeless male residents of the Cardinal Manning Center on Skid Row. Read More
2018-11-06 17:33
St. John Chrysostom Conference of Charity members served a hot lunch to the residents of the Cardinal Manning Center on Skid Row last weekend. Thank you St. John Chrysostom! Read More
2018-11-01 21:21
Thank you to those who joined us around our Day of the Dead altar for our All Saints Day Rosary that took place today in our Community Center Read More
2018-10-31 21:18
Halloween at the Society never disappoints as the staff brought out their costumes, carved pumpkins, and holiday spirits to today's spooktacular Halloween party! Read More
2018-10-22 19:14
Thank you to the CCA for touring our Cardinal Manning Center on Skid Row last Friday, October 19, 2018! Read More
2018-10-19 17:38
Girls from the St. Francis High School Cheer Team picked up gowns from our thrift store last Tuesday in hopes of providing an opportunity for young women in underserved communities to attend… Read More
2018-10-19 15:56
SVdPLA Board President Ray Sweet served as retreat master for our annual Spiritual Retreat last weekend at St. John Fisher Catholic Church in Palos Verdes. 80 Vincentians attended the day of… Read More
2018-10-17 22:38
Watch and be inspired by The Advocates, a documentary by Remi Kessler that explores LA's homelessness crisis and the individuals who work to fight it with pragmatic and long-l… Read More
2018-10-15 17:15
SVdPLA’s PR & Marketing Director Chris Sariego spoke to monthly gathering Prayer and Pasta at Catholic production company Family Theater in Hollywood last week about… Read More
2018-10-12 17:49
Cheering another year at our birthday celebration! Read More
2018-10-10 17:00
St. Vincent de Paul's San Fernando Conferences of Charity laced up for their Friends of the Poor Walk that took place on Saturday, September 22, 2018. This event was not only fun for the who… Read More
2018-09-28 23:41
St. Vincent de Paul of Los Angeles' Annual Backpacks Giveaway took place yesterday afternoon at our LA thrift store, filling our community center with proud parents, joyful educators, and, m… Read More
2018-09-27 21:22
St. Vincent de Paul is remembered for his personal humility despite his great works and accomplishments of serving the poor and needy materially and spiritually. St. Vincent died on Sep… Read More
2018-09-26 17:57
2018-09-24 21:59
Maui, president of the St. Ignatius Conference of Charity volunteers, packing homemade meals for those who come seeking a warm, free meal to-go. "It is out of love. Sometimes our pantries ar… Read More
2018-09-18 16:50
Last Saturday, 14 students completed our first coding camp led by wonderful, experienced volunteers. Students were able to create and present digital stories of their likes and interests to… Read More
2018-09-12 19:16
Navidad En El Barrio had its annual Christmas Gift Basket Kick-off Meeting today at St. Vincent de Paul, to plan Christmas meals to the less fortunate. Thanks for joining us! Read More
2018-09-10 23:36
SVdP National Episcopal Advisor the Most Reverend Donald J. Hying gave a very moving spiritual talk at the 2018 National Assembly in San Diego. Here is the talk in its entirety Read More
2018-09-10 21:45
Yesterday, September 9th, 2018, hikers of all ages trekked the Echo Mountain Trail in Altadena in support of a worthy cause: reopening and rebuilding Circle V Ranch, our summer camp for disa… Read More
2018-08-31 18:30
This past Thursday, August 30th, 2018, SVdPLA employees cooled off on a warm day by snacking on free, customizable snow cones! Thank you to HR for organizing this fun early Labor Day celebra… Read More
2018-08-22 01:19
Yesterday employees from CBS2/KCAL9 donated backpacks filled with school supplies and $3,380 in contributions to St. Vincent de Paul of Los Angeles to be distributed to low-income school chi… Read More
2018-08-16 23:28
Class started a little early this year as STEAM Coders taught their first session last Saturday, kicking off SVdPLA's 2018 Summer Coding Camp. These classes are held at our Los Angeles thrif… Read More
2018-07-30 19:29
Thank you to St. Basil's Conference of Charity who served lunch to the residents of the Cardinal Manning Center on Skid Row, Saturday, July 28, 2018 Read More
2018-07-20 22:32
Last night, Thursday, July 19, St. Vincent de Paul's thrift store hosted artist, Alejandro Lopart's opening night reception for his powerful exhibit entitled, "Nimbus: In the Shadow of… Read More
2018-07-19 21:51
A picture speaks a thousand words! The St. Elizabeth Conference provided a lasagna dinner for the residents of Cardinal Manning on Tuesday evening July 17th. All were able to tou… Read More
2018-07-13 16:58
by Beatriz GranadosAccording to the National Center for Education Statistics, only 11% of people over the age of 35 complete their GED. Willie Howard, CMC alumnus, did not let statistics int… Read More
2018-07-06 22:52
Thank you to the members of Incarnation Church who served dinner at our Cardinal Manning Center last night! Read More
2018-07-06 18:25
Thank you, Wendy Motta, District Representative for our US Congressman Salud Carbajal, for visiting Circle V recently. We appreciate you taking the time to tour around camp and see the progr… Read More
2018-06-20 23:55
The Society's executive director, David Fields, board chair, Ray Sweet, and director of public relations and marketing, Chris Sariego joined Marsha Wietecha on her radio show, Born to Talk… Read More
2018-06-18 21:07
Congratulations to the winner of our Rose Bowl Flea Market Sweepstakes!Last week, our winner, German Barrero came down with his family to pick up the prize, a Father’s Day gift basket… Read More
2018-06-14 22:00
Today, June 14, 2018, the Society gave away six veteran funeral flags that were received as a donation to new respectful homes in honor of Flag Day. Thank you to the Boy Scouts, veteran… Read More
2018-06-12 17:30
Thanks to everyone who joined us at the Rose Bowl Flea Market last weekend. It was a great outreach opportunity for the LA thrift store Read More
2018-06-08 21:02
On Thursday, June 7th, 2018, St. Vincent de Paul of Los Angeles celebrated its annual Employee Appreciation Day with a healthy twist. Wellness booths, organic tacos, meditation, massage… Read More
2018-06-05 18:52
2018-06-01 18:55
On Thursday, May 24, 2018, the Tzu Chi Vision Mobile Clinic parked its services on St. Vincent de Paul’s parking lot to offer free vision screenings and prescription glasses to the und… Read More
2018-06-01 16:53
Congrats to the May-June Birthdays here at SVdPLA! Read More
2018-05-29 17:00
2018-05-25 22:19
On May 23, 2018, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Los Angeles hosted its annual fundraising gala at the InterContinental Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles to support its charitable pro… Read More
2018-05-18 18:26
Written by Forest Service Chief Tony TookeDave Dahlberg with Rescued Camp StaffIn his 2018 State of the Union, the President singled out one of our own as a model for the nation. He praised… Read More
2018-05-17 17:58
Supervisor Joan Hartmann and key members of her staff toured the damages to Circle V Ranch Camp yesterday from fires and floods and pledged to help in the restoration of Circle V Ranch Camp… Read More
2018-05-11 16:26
Kingsley Manor served a delicious roast beef lunch yesterday to the residents and homeless visitors at the SVdPLA Cardinal Manning Center homeless program on Skid Row. Thank you Kingsley Man… Read More
2018-05-04 22:13
Thank you for serving the poor, homeless and our LA thrift store! Read More
2018-04-23 22:41
600 Vincentian volunteer members and staff attended the St. Vincent de Paul of Los Angeles 2018 Annual Meeting Sunday, April 22, 2018, at the Cathedral in downtown Los Angeles. Nationa… Read More
2018-04-19 22:32
2018-04-17 23:24
Thanks to St. Thomas school for serving at our Los Angeles thrift store! Read More
2018-04-09 21:27
Allen Lund, the founder of La Cañada-based transportation brokerage and noted figure in Catholic charitable circles, dies. Read full article here Read More
2018-04-06 22:41
Certificates and medals of valor were bestowed Thursday on nine first-responders for their actions during last summer’s Whittier Fire and January’s Montecito debris flows. From r… Read More
2018-04-02 15:03
Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation’s eye mobile came to the SVdPLA LA thrift store to treat low-income patients with eye exams and optometry needs. Thank you Tzu Chi for your kindness to our… Read More
2018-03-29 21:32
Our Lady of the Assumption Conference served an early Easter dinner to the residents of the Cardinal Manning Center. Thank you, Vincentians! Read More
2018-03-27 20:13
Thanks to students of the University of Nevada for volunteering at St. Vincent Thrift Store in Los Angeles Read More
2018-03-23 16:54
Thanks to Camino Nuevo High School students for serving at our thrift store! Read More
2018-03-08 17:19
Rotary Club's LA5 Scholarship Application Review hosted by Society of St. Vincent de Paul Los Angeles with 17 LA5 Rotarians donating 3 hours (in the middle of the day) to review Los Angeles'… Read More
2018-03-08 00:00
A KTLA sales team, winner of a national competition for sales, donated their $5,000 bonus to St. Vincent de Paul of Los Angeles to serve disadvantaged families. Thanks to sales team me… Read More
2018-03-02 15:05
Comfort is the state of being free from pain and constraint. As humans we desire comfort but sometimes in life we are faced with obstacles that challenge us beyond our comfort zone. Fo… Read More
2018-02-26 22:06
Thanks to USC Friends and Neighbors for serving at St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store on their annual volunteer day! Read More
2018-02-26 03:00
Don’t miss your opportunity to catch EWTN’s “Our Faith in Action: Today’s Society of St. Vincent de Paul.”A new 10-episode TV series featuring the good works of… Read More
2018-02-24 00:45
St. Vincent de Paul Circle V Ranch Camp Director Ray Lopez, Rotarian, with his special guest U.S. Forest Service Technician David Dahlberg, were featured speakers at the Los Olivos Rotary Cl… Read More
2018-02-22 02:52
360 Magazine Culture Editor Tom Wilmer reports from Skid Row at the Cardinal Manning Center Los Angeles.A tale of two cities—a far cry from the best of times for Los Angeles County&rsq&hell…Read More
2018-02-22 00:32
Thank you, Bellarmine College Prep students for volunteering at St. Vincent's Thrift Store today! 💙 If your school, family or friends would like to volunteer at our thrift store, con… Read More
2018-02-20 18:53
Saint Finbar Conference of Charity in Burbank served a Lent Soup Supper last Friday at Saint Finbar's parish hall. The members of the conferenceonce more are at the service of the comm… Read More
2018-02-20 01:45
Watch full episode in Spanish of Susana Santana's interview with Archbishop Jose H. Gomez. Click Here for video Read More
2018-02-15 16:13
Community Bank’s headquarters in Pasadena did a sock drive this winter to provide new, clean socks to the homeless men at the Cardinal Manning Center (CMC) in Skid Row in Los Angeles… Read More
2018-02-12 16:18
Thanks to USC's Rotaract Club for your day of service to the poor and homeless at St. Vincent de Paul of Los Angeles Read More
2018-02-08 23:21
Saint Vincent de Paul’s downtown Los Angeles Thrift Store, the largest in Los Angeles County and one of the largest thrift stores in America, provides quality merchandise to those… Read More
2018-02-08 20:02
Today is the feast day of Saint Josephine Bakhita and also the International Day of Prayer for the Victims of Human Trafficking. St. Bakhita is the patron saint of the victims of #human… Read More
2018-02-06 22:11
St. Vincent de Paul’s LA offices’ night janitor Jose Alcantar is leaving SVdPLA to attend college, as a pre-med student. He hopes to attend medical school to study neurology. SVd… Read More
2018-02-05 18:17
Timothy Reilly (Right) and Ronan McOsker (Left) are students at Loyola High School in residency at the Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s Cardinal Manning Center on Skid Row. Although th… Read More
2018-02-02 23:46
2018-02-02 17:35
Mother Teresa once said, “Give your hands to serve and your heart to love.” Carmen and Eddie Tolentino are a true testament to the blessings of sharing by giving their time… Read More
2018-02-01 17:37
SVdPLA Circle V Ranch Camp Director Ray Lopez extended heartfelt gratitude to U.S. Forest Service firefighter Dave Dahlberg, just after he returned from being recognized during the State of… Read More
2018-01-26 19:47
Thanks to St. John Bosco High School students for your day of service to the poor and homeless at St. Vincent de Paul of Los Angeles Read More
2018-01-22 16:57
Fifty-seven thousand eight hundred. That's approximately how many people are homeless in Los Angeles County on any given night. If they all came together, they would constitute a city the si… Read More
2018-01-18 22:20
At 101 years old, Tom Kobayashi was the oldest living Vincentian. He made it his life’s work to continue spreading the message of St. Vincent and Frederic. He was, most assuredly, the… Read More
2018-01-16 21:39
Friends and New York Life coworkers of Michelle Vo served dinner this week to the homeless men at theCardinal Manning Center on Skid Row, in memory of Michelle who was killed in the Las Vega… Read More
2018-01-16 17:52
St. Patrick's Conference in Burbank celebrates the Epiphany of the Lord by hosting a celebration and donating toys the children of the community. Read More
2018-01-12 23:45
Hundreds of shoppers came out for the 50% sale on now until 6pm to mark the Grand Reopening of the SVdPLA LA Thrift Store, recently remodeled for your shopping convenience! Read More
2018-01-03 21:45
During Poverty Awareness Month, join the U.S. Bishops, the Catholic Campaign for Human Development and the Catholic community in the United States in taking up Pope Francis' challe… Read More
2017-12-21 23:38
Kinmin (L ) left our employee Christmas party early (he was off that day) and gave his raffle ticket to Thomas (R). Kinmin’s ticket was chosen as winner of the large-screen TV. T… Read More
2017-12-19 23:32
Thanks to the generous members of the Set Decorators Society of America for decorating SVdPLA for our CHP Toy, Food and Shoe Giveaway to poor children. Read More
2017-12-19 19:02
Larry Hurst, director of social services for St. Vincent de Paul in Los Angeles, finds many factors at work. “The supply is just not keeping up with the demand,” he says. Also, (… Read More
2017-12-18 22:45
The SYV Christmas Basket Program is organized by volunteers from Old Mission Santa Ines, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, St. Mark’s in-the-Valley Episcopal Church and Santa Ynez Valley… Read More
2017-12-18 18:18
Thanks to Ralphs Grocery Company, District 6, for serving a wonderful meal to the homeless men at our Cardinal Manning Center on Skid Row in Los Angeles last week! Read More
2017-12-18 17:35
“The Lord is there in the outpouring of donations and in all of the volunteers serving selflessly in our Catholic Charities and St. Vincent de Paul Society,” he wrote. (Read… Read More
2017-12-16 20:49
Thanks to all the partners, donors and volunteers who made today special for over 1,200 low-income children who received Christmas toys, food and shoes. Merry Christmas to All! Read More
2017-12-15 20:26
Thanks to Citi Bank for serving the homeless men at our Cardinal Manning Center on Skid Row in Los Angeles yesterday! Read More
2017-12-13 18:22
Thanks to the faculty and students of Cathedral High School in Los Angeles for their toy drive for Christmas toys for poor families. Their Christmas will be brighter due to your generosity! Read More
2017-12-12 18:31
Thanks to Notre Dame High School volunteers who gave a day of service last weekend at St. Vincent de Paul of Los Angeles. Read More
2017-12-07 22:57
Thanks to Community Bank volunteers for serving lunch to the homeless residents of the Cardinal Manning Center on Skid Row today, and for their kind donation to SVdPLA Read More
2017-12-07 21:28
The administration lobby tree was decorated and carols were sung yesterday, followed by eggnog and cookies for all attendees. Merry Christmas from St. Vincent de Paul of Los Angles! Read More
2017-12-05 18:53
2017-12-04 22:14
2017-12-01 16:00
Estella always hoped to return the kindness that St. Vincent de Paul had shown her family years ago.Estella vividly remembers the first Christmas after her father died. She was only 9 and he… Read More
2017-11-27 19:11
Santa Barbara Independent and the first heroes recognized are “our guardian angels.” See the article and photo here Read More
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