St Vincent de Paul has been around for 152 years in Christchurch and as of September 2019 had 355 volunteers.
In December of 2019 we were able to assist 888 households in Canterbury and give out over 465 gifts to those we support during the Christmas period. Thank you to everyone who helped to make this possible.
Our Latest phone line audit shows that we are helping an average of 400 individuals per week with food and other necessities of life. Over 800 bags of firewood have already been delivered this winter season in the Christchurch City Area. Many thanks to our young volunteers from the Young Vinnies groups who helped put many of these bags together. We are currently working on getting ""Street Swags"" from Australia for those who are sleeping rough in our city. These are waterproof, high quality bedding units that can be carried around like a back pack. These will be distributed to the most needy through our colleagues who are working with the homeless in the city. Many thanks for your ongoing support.
