Society of St. Vincent de Paul Archdiocesan Council of St. Louis

Emergency assistance - our neighborhood-based, volunteer-run conferences provide assistance to people facing hunger, eviction, domestic violence, health related crisis, threat of disconnection of utilities and other emergency needs through the work of over 3,200 volunteer members in 138 St. Vincent de Paul conferences and the Council office, approximately $9,762,035 in assistance was provided to approximately 228,919 neighbors in need in fy2022. In addition to assistance provided by the local conferences, the St. Louis Council's professional staff provides services that are beyond the scope and capacity of the conferences. These services include a car donation program that provides the neighbors in need with car repairs or operational vehicles, a utility program that helps people avoid disconnection, a pharmacy program that provides free medication, and a bed program that supplies beds and bedding to provide clients with a clean, safe and dignified place to sleep.

Thrift stores - the St. Louis Council operates nine thrift stores in St. Louis city, St. Louis county and St. charles. The stores provide several services to the Council office, our volunteer vincentian members and our neighbors in need. In addition to accepting drop-off donations of gently used goods, our stores are also some of the few in the area that pick up goods from donors around the area. The stores then sell those items, as well as some new items, to the public in geographical areas that benefit from donations but can also serve our neighbors in need. In addition to helping fund the St. Louis Council office, the stores provided approximately 237 jobs, some to our neighbors in need. They also work collaboratively with our parish-based conferences in providing goods to families in need, including clothing, furniture, housewares and mattresses. They also directly helped 2,822 people with $426,398 worth of goods that were given through the voucher program.