st vincent de paul
St Vincent de Paul is one of the biggest charities that help combat injustices in todays society. They particularly work around homelessness in Australia, they have over 40,000 workers and volunteers that give up their time to help the less fortunate. St Vincent De Paul was founded by a young 20 year old boy about 170 years ago by the name of Frederic Ozanam, this society os now a well known charity that helps shelter and clothe the poor in many ways. They have stores located across Australia that people volunteer to work at to raise money to give to these less fortunate people. St Vincent De Paul's mission statement says that they carry out the message of the gospel by serving Jesus and showing respect for all human life. Their vision is to become a caring Catholic charity that lends a hand to anyone in need.
St Vincent De Paul's key values include:
St Vincent De Paul's key values include:
- Commitment
- Compassion
- Respect
- Empathy
- Courage
what does st vincent de paul do to support homelessness?
- They provide homes for the homeless
- Provide clothes, food, water and shelter
- They have CEO sleep outs to raise money for unfortunate people
- They have opened a number of shops across Australia to sell secondhand items to raise money for the homeless.
- St Vincent De Paul's biggest concern to help is everyone who is unfortunate in society!
Why donate?
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