The Feast Day of Blessed Frederic Ozanam

Feast Day of Blessed Frederic Ozanam

Today, September 9, 2019, members of SVdPLA celebrated the Feast Day of the founder of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Blessed Frederic Ozanam. He founded the Society in 1833 in Paris, France to challenge the poverty he saw in the streets. Frederic organized the first “Conference of Charity” to help the poor of…

Chris Sariego's Last Day at SVdPLA!

Chris Sariego’s Last Day

On Wednesday, September 5, 2019, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul celebrated Chris Sariego’s last day. Chris worked as SVdPLA’s PR & Marketing Director for seven years and has moved on to a job as Director of PR & Marketing at another nonprofit in Hollywood. He says to reach out to him on LinkedIn…

Learn Communications at the 2019 SVdP National Assembly

Learn basic PR and marketing techniques for your stores and council by attending “Communications for Councils without a PR or Marketing Team” at the 2019 SVdP National Assembly! The presentation begins at 10 am, Saturday, August 31 and will be taught by Chris Sariego, Director of Public Relations and Marketing for the LA Council and…

If you or your organization would like to volunteer with St. Vincent de Paul, please contact Janet Perez at jperez@svdpla.org

Holy Name of Jesus Serves the CMC

Members from Holy Name of Jesus Conference of Charity served a delicious meal to the residents of our Skid Row homeless shelter, the Cardinal Manning Center (CMC), July 27, 2019. Thank you, Holy Name of Jesus, for serving those in need! If you or your organization would like to volunteer with St. Vincent de Paul, please contact…