St Vincent de Paul Canterbury True to the Calling!!!
The Society of St Vincent de Paul has continuously supported families and individuals in Canterbury for the last 157 years and counting.
The Society is only able to sustain this work through generous organizations and businesses giving financial support. This has enabled us to fund community initiatives, have allowed us to build housing for vulnerable families and provide professional services such as budgeting advice, counselling and advocacy.
Our Canterbury schools active participation helps us with projects that continue to supply food for our food banks. They also take part in learning about St Vincent de Paul and what it means to be immersed in the Society and develop a greater understanding for Social Justice, that heavily affects the people we support. Your donations of pre-loved clothing, household items, cash and food, enables us to help others.
Finally, our Volunteers are the heart of our operation. These people work in the shops, process donations, deliver and collect items and assess needs. They respond with food or advocacy. The combined welfare effort for the month of July totalled 787 cases for the Central Canterbury area.
We wish to thank all of you who help us in any way, it is so very much appreciated. We all know the pressures in the economy — our wallets tell
us that things are hard out there in our community. For us to continue with the volume of demand, please consider what
you can do to help us — we need good quality furniture, cash donations, food and volunteers.
Please contact: Robyn Casey — General Manager Canterbury, 021 512 246 robyn@svdpchch.co.nz
