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What is AmazonSmile?AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support SVdPLA every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the… Read More

SVdPLA Gala Honorees, Presenters and Leadership with Archbishop Gomez Read More

World Premiere of SVdP Special on EWTN Aug. 16"Our Faith in Action: Today's Society of St. Vincent de Paul" - a half-hour special about the Society will air on EWTN on Tuesday, August 16 at… Read More

Congratulations to all October birthdays at SVdPLA! Read More

Our executive director David Fields visited St. John’s Seminary in Camarillo this week to discuss internships for seminarians with SVdPLA, serving the poor and homeless. Two seminarian… Read More

Blogger Michelle Villemaire of HomeMadeMimi.com visited St. Vincent de Paul Family Housing yesterday with a kind donation of children’s books hand-crocheted blankets for the resident m… Read More

Shop Amazon.smile and select St. Vincent de Paul Council of Los Angeles Corporation when shopping during Black Friday deals and Cyber Monday to support  SVdPLA to help keep families hou… Read More

Photo (L to R): Njambi Kingori, SVdPLA Deputy Director of Social Services; Chris Sariego, SVdPLA Public Relations and Marketing Director; David Fields, SVdPLA Executive Director and Gina Doy… Read More

Yesterday SVdPLA and Sysco LA Corporation gave 325 families in need  a bountiful Thanksgiving feast. Sysco, the world’s largest food distributor, generously donated 325 turkeys fo… Read More

Carols were sung and the tree blessed and ornamented here at SVdPLA’s LA administrative office, led by our new council president Ray Sweet. Merry Christmas to all! Read More

 “What’s Up, Downtown? with Hal Bastian” is a series about the rebirth of downtown LA. Hal visits our LA thrift store near DTLA and finds out how we help the… Read More

A collaboration with the California Highway Patrol’s CHiPs for Kids, KCAL9-CBS2, Shoe Palace and Navidad En El BarrioWhat’s better than free toys at Christmas? &nb… Read More

Full half-hour episode here for your viewing pleasure, on national SVdP featuring SVdPLA. From the Society’s traditional home visits, food pantries and assistance with r… Read More

Overcrowded at the gym? Get in shape at home! Shop SVdPLA to help yourself and the disadvantaged we serve Read More

Vincentian Services Coordinator Ana Gonzalez is interviewed on Guadalupe Radio about the good works of St. Vincent de Paul of Los Angeles. SVdPLA had a booth and workshop this year at the Ca… Read More

St. Vincent de Paul of Los Angeles welcomes LA5 Rotary Scholarship Committee! Rotarians gathered at SVDPLA (Tuesday) to review High School Senior applications. LA5 Rotary generously inv… Read More

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Happy birthday to all March birthdays at St. Vincent de Paul of LA! Read More

Check out the new site and find out about all the exciting ways you can get involved to transform our community! Find a store near you, a conference to volunteer at, or enroll a kid at our S… Read More

SVdPLA’s Ventura County Center staff presented Knights of Columbus Council # 750 in Oxnard with a certificate of appreciation and commendation for the Knights’ good works in the… Read More

SVdPLA celebrated National Administrative Professionals’ Day with gifts to our admins of flowers and a celebratory cake Read More

Congrats to all employees with May birthdays at St. Vincent de Paul of Los Angeles! Read More

Formal dresses and suits are now available at SVdPLA. Save money and look like a million bucks for prom or the next big event. Shop at SVdPLA today! Read More

St. Vincent de Paul of Los Angeles’ top management attended a leadership training courtesy of  Community Bank today at the bank’s Pasadena headquarters, invited by the… Read More

The Summer school film festival starts this week! June 30, July 7, & July 14 at Crespi. All proceeds made will go to the charity, St. Vincent De Paul Society. Admission is $8 and other s… Read More

Velvet by Graham & Spencer's generous customers donated clothes for the needy to SVdPLA last month in Velvet's Westside LA stores, coordinated by Velvet's Culver City Store Manager Windy… Read More

Must have 2+ experience driving a box truckMust have a Class C driver’s licenseExperience picking up and delivering merchandiseMust display cooperative attitudeMust exceed in… Read More

Congrats to all employees with July birthdays at St. Vincent de Paul of Los Angeles! Read More

“Our Faith in Action: Today’s Society of St. Vincent de Paul” television show will air today, Thursday and Friday on Eternal Word Television Network.&nb… Read More

Snow cones for all St. Vincent De Paul Staff in appreciation of all of their hard-work and dedication.Thank you to all of our staff for their contributions.  Read More

Vinyl record donor Robert de la Torre worked for Capitol Records and owns over 1,000 records. He’s been donating vinyl to SVdPLA for over 10 years: jazz to flamenco to I… Read More

Haddad Brands, Shoe Palace and St. Vincent de Paul of Los Angeles gave 150  Jordan backpacks with school supplies to low-income children over the weekend for Back to School! Read More

Buddhists from the Rosemead Buddhist Temple toured the SVdPLA Los Angeles Thrift Store and administrative offices today to better understand our mission, and to encourage collaboration betwe… Read More

 UCLA’s Spirit Squad performed a day of service last weekend at SVdPLA’s LA thrift store. They also took time to regale our shoppers and staff.  Thanks so much UCLA!&nb… Read More

Employees from CBS in Studio City donated 10 backpacks filled with school supplies for low-income children for St. Vincent de Paul’s backpacks giveaways, plus $980 comprised of 17… Read More

Thanks Camino Nuevo students for your day of service to the poor and homeless at St. Vincent de Paul of Los Angeles Read More

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thanks to USC Friends and Neighbors for serving at St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store on their annual volunteer day!  Read More

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

Thanks to Camino Nuevo High School students for serving at our thrift store! Read More

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

Allen Lund, the founder of La Cañada-based transportation brokerage and noted figure in Catholic charitable circles, dies. Read full article here Read More

Thanks to St. Thomas school for serving at our Los Angeles thrift store! Read More

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

Thank you for serving the poor, homeless and our LA thrift store! Read More

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Out and about at Crossroads Trading WeHo (photo by Greg Gusto) Get in the car loser, we’re going thrift shopping! If you hopped off the plane at LAX, with a dream and a cardigan the… Read More