St. Vincent de Paul of Los Angeles Written by Ray Sweet, President of SVdPLA A group of college students was assessing the problem of local poverty and homelessness when they were challenged to find a solution. The year was 1833 and the university was the Sorbonne in Paris. Rising to the occasion was a young…
Join the team at St. Vincent de Paul as a truck driver for our Los Angeles thrift store! Please read through the description and requirements below. If interested in applying, please click here to access the application portal. Truck Driver Job Description GENERAL TASKS: To offer excellent customer service when making deliveries to stores or…
Thrift shopping at St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Stores already guarantees that you save more than if you shopped those same items at a department store, but now there’s a way to save even more! On March 15, 2021, St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store in Los Angeles and Long Beach will launch our Loyalty…
Homelessness and poverty are issues that too many families experience, but it is also an issue that some families have the privilege of never knowing. According to LAHSA’s pre-pandemic homeless count, within L.A. city, the number of people experiencing homelessness is 41,290, a 14.2% increase over last year. It has become an issue impossible to…
Lent begins on February 17, 2021. This year, as we are still reeling from the loss and pain of a worldwide pandemic and unprecedented societal polarization, we might be tempted to think, “I’ve been forced to give up so much already! Why do I need to give up more for Lent?” This year, in the…