Employee Appreciation Day 2019
Yesterday, June 18, 2019, SVdPLA celebrated its annual Employee Appreciation Day with hot dogs, massages, music and fun! Thank you to our employees for their hard work!
City of LA to Allocate Funding to CMC
Los Angeles City Council Allocates Millions to Aid Homeless Crisis The Los Angeles City Council Friday doled out millions of dollars for various homeless services projects, including a temporary bridge housing facility in San Pedro and improved access to restrooms and showers for people living on Skid Row. The council voted unanimously to allocate roughly…
St. Elizabeth of Hungary Serves the CMC
Members from St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church Conference of Charity served a delicious meal to the residents of our Skid Row homeless shelter, the Cardinal Manning Center (CMC), June 11, 2019. Thank you, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, for serving those in need! If you or your organization would like to volunteer with St. Vincent de…
More than a Thrift Store
Ever wonder where the items you donate to our stores end up? Some are sold, and some are donated to people like Hassan and Fatima. They came to the United States just before the civil war broke out in Syria. Their two sons learned English. Fatima struggled with the language and Hassan found only part-time work…
Camp’s Resurrection on the Radio
Board President of SVdPLA, Ray Sweet and Director of Circle V Ranch Camp, Ray Lopez were guests on Born to Talk Radio Show, June 3, 2019. Ray Sweet and Ray Lopez shared their stories of hope, help, community spirit and joyful times that the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is providing to support the needs…