Our member volunteers are at the heart of St. Vincent de Paul of Los Angeles. These members are called “Vincentians,” and they are actively helping friends in need throughout Los Angeles, Ventura, and Santa Barbara Counties. Our Vincentians work in groups called “Conferences of Charities,” which are based in local Catholic church parishes. However, some…
The cabin door just closed on my flight home from the SVDP National Assembly in Baltimore, 2022, and I am writing this from seat 23D on Delta Flight 508. This Assembly will always remain memorable for me for a couple of reasons. After serving six years as your Board President, this has been my last SVDP…
As I wind down my six-year tenure as Board President I would like to express my sincerest gratitude to our volunteer Board of Directors for the confidence they placed in me when they elected me to lead the Society. I am also deeply grateful to all our stakeholders – our management team and employees, our…
St. Vincent de Paul’s youth summer camp program, Circle V Ranch Camp, is one of the most valuable ways of instilling self-esteem into a child’s life. Through outdoor programs that help children grow and acquire essential social, emotional, cognitive, and physical skills that otherwise would not be possible in a classroom setting. It takes an…
The year is now 2022…so Happy New Year! New things always seem to produce fascination and excitement. For children, a new doll or bicycle often elicit squeals of joy. A new car or even a new house may not cause a shriek for more subdued adults, yet the underlying smiling emotions are undeniable. Even our…