Events
Vinnies Youth Ball 2010 (act)
Saturday, 13 November Rydges Lakside, Canberra More details to come. More...
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Services
The St Vincent de Paul Society is more than just a welfare organisation. Its history of service to the disadvantaged and marginalised is based on a foundation of spirituality. Because of this spiritual motivation, members and volunteers are challenged in their commitment to maintain a relationship of personal service to those with whom they work.
In Australia the St Vincent de Paul Society has 40,000 volunteers and 2900 paid staff. About 300,000 homes are visited each year and another 800,000 people assisted. Volunteers run a vast range of Special Works, or specialised services, for people in need.
These services include: aged care, migrant and refugee services, home, hospital, prison and detention centres visitation, homeless person's services, clothing and assistance centres, care for people with psychiatric disabilities, vocational services for people with a disability, drug, alcohol and gambling counselling, financial counselling, disaster recovery and street vans.
Services provided in the Canberra/Goulburn Central Council
At the St Vincent de Paul Society (Canberra/Goulburn Central Council), we are offering a hand up to people in need. We do it simply because we believe people matter - we believe we not only have much to share, but also much to learn. We offer people in our a community a complete range of services that provide specific assistance, and focus on ensuring that the social, economic, and political pressures placed on the disadvantage in our community are reduced.
The St Vincent de Paul Society is a not-for-profit organisation made up primarily of passionate volunteers supported by a number of dedicated staff. The work of the Society is funded through donations, enterprises run by the Society, and some government funding. As a lay Catholic organisation, the Society does not receive any direct funding from the Catholic Church.
