Welcome to our website!
Welcome to the website for the St. Vincent de Paul Society. We are located at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, 680 West Memorial Drive, Dallas, Georgia.
The SVdP Society provides outreach to those in the community who are in need of assistance obtaining food, meeting utility bills and home visits.
About the St. Vincent de Paul Society
Linked by the common mission of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, there are 68 Conferences operating throughout North Georgia. These are groups of 5 to 50 people putting their faith into action by responding to the needs of people in their local community, regardless of ethnic or religious background.
The three goals of a Conference are the spiritual growth of the members, developing solidarity among the members and with those in need, and serving people with compassion, generosity, and respect.
Within the policies of the International Society and the directives of the Atlanta Council each Conference operates independently, resulting in a wide variety of consistent and innovative services and programs which address the specific needs of the local community. Such services include food pantries, thrift stores, referrals to other resources, educational programs, spiritual and financial assistance.
Most often, the assistance given is temporary to help an individual or family over a bump in the road. In certain cases, the Conference may commit to a longer period of assistance to help lift a family out of a continuing struggle that has a foreseeable end. For example, this Uplift program as it is called, may help a single-mother finish a technical degree so that she can obtain a higher paying job and move beyond the continuing need for assistance. There are five conferences currently engaged in the Uplift Program.
If you would like more information on about joining a Conference, call 770-573-4083 or email SVDPConferenceServices@svdpatl.org
Society Videos and News
Current Food Pantry Needs
The items needed in the food pantry are:
canned meats, saltine crackers, instant potatoes, powdered or shelf milk, toothpaste, dental floss, and toothbrushes. Please give what you are able. Thank you.
What's Happening? The Society hosted a Halloween Party for the Paulding Nursing Home & Kimberly Assisted Living Home.
This year the Society will be passing out homemade bread with a prayer attached for the 3rd year on Thanksgiving Day. Father Adrian will bless the bread during Mass.
For Christmas, once again the Society will host the Angel Tree. The Angel Tree will go up for monetary gifts for direct aid and the Angel Feet basket will be placed in the Nartrex for the collection of white men's tube socks for the residents of the Nursing Home. Last year, the parishioners donated over 100 pairs of socks.
The Society will also host a Christmas Party at Kimberly Assisted Living Home on December 19th, complete with Santa!
The Society will host a training session for all members of the Society & for anyone interested in becoming a member of the Society on December 2th in the social hall, beginning at 9 AM.
A brief history and current view of the world's largest lay Catholic charitable group. (Video length: 9 min 05 sec)