Halloween Costumes for Kids

These five DIY Halloween costume ideas for kids are guaranteed to take home the win at this year’s costume contests! Grab the family and stop by St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Stores located in Los Angeles and Long Beach to start making your costumes today! Five DIY Halloween Costumes for Kids If you try any…

Circle V Ranch Camp Opens after Two Years

Angelus Reports Circle V Reopens!

St. Vincent de Paul’s summer camp reopens two years after Whittier Fire Written by Bob Dellinger   While the beginnings of the Whittier Fire began racing up the dry hillsides above Santa Barbara County’s Lake Cachuma toward the Circle V Ranch Camp and Retreat Center on July 8, 2017, summer camp was in full swing. Sitting…

Sign Up for Summer Fun at Circle V Ranch Camp!

Sign up for Summer Camp!

Circle V Ranch Camp still has space and scholarships available for the last summer session! Campers will enjoy activities including archery, arts & crafts, hiking, swimming in the pool, learning about nature, reading skills, painting, photography, playing baseball, basketball, ping pong, foosball, soccer, miniature golf and of course, campfires, skits and singing. Campers will stay…

Item donations to SVdPLA help the poor and homeless in SoCal

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…