St Vincent De Paul of Vancouver

Office days and hours: Mondays through Fridays 9am - 1pm. The largest program is helping families with their rent and utility payments. Homelessness in the community is a major problem and by helping a family pay part of their rent their hope is that they are able to remain in their home and maintain a stable life style. Other programs include: Back to School Clothing Program Getting children ready for the return to school each fall is expensive for all families. For low income families the cost of school clothing and supplies can be overwhelming. Our Back to School Clothing Program provides new and used clothing to over 650 children each year. Thanksgiving and Christmas Food Baskets Providing holiday food baskets to families at Thanksgiving and Christmas is a yearly tradition. 325 baskets are given out at Thanksgiving and over 500 at Christmas. In addition to the Christmas food baskets over 1,000 children also receive Christmas gifts. Christmas Clothing Program This is our most popular program. A local family donates money each year so that new coats and shoes can be purchased for at least 175 children.
Mission Statement: The Vancouver St. Vincent de Paul Conference strives to seek out and find those in need, the forgotten, and the victims of exclusion or adversity.