From Incarceration to Gainful Employment with SVdP

One rainy day in February of 2013, Rusty knocked on the SVdP Council office main entrance door wanting to apply for work. A senior staff member reviewed his application and decided to give him an opportunity to work for St. Vincent de Paul. He was going to be a painter and all-purpose maintenance employee.  …

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Thank You Microsoft Volunteers

Today, we had several volunteers from Microsoft work in our Georgetown Food Bank, who helped us serve 1,357 guests from 418 households.  “Everyone Eats Today” is the motto for our Georgetown Food Bank and with generous support from volunteers like these, we are able to serve our guests with dignity and compassion.  Thank you for…

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St. Vincent de Paul Launches Centro Rendu in South King County

On October 14th, St. Vincent de Paul of Seattle|King County launched Centro Rendu, a new service designed to help Hispanic adults and their children break the cycle of poverty through education, computer literacy, counseling and navigation of the labyrinth of services from other social service agencies.  “Our Centro Rendu program is an integral part of…

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Please Join Us on October 14th

Please join us on October 14th for the formal Blessing and Opening of Centro Rendu, our Hispanic Outreach program. Centro Rendu is a new program started by St. Vincent de Paul of Seattle|King County to communicate with and provide services to the Hispanic Community in King County.  Centro Rendu is a key part of our…

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Dialogue for Justice

Want to make a difference and advocate for the poor and vulnerable in our communities? Please join us for Dialogue for Justice’s King County Regional Advocacy Convening at St. James Cathedral in Seattle on October 19th. The Dialogue for Justice is an initiative to strengthen Catholic advocacy on behalf of the poor and vulnerable in…

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Meet Nathan

Nathan is our Food Bank Operations Coordinator at SVdP.  He started working here two years ago as the Food Bank Operations Assistant until he was promoted to Coordinator.  He prides himself on his work ethic – “No pain, no gain!” Before he came to Seattle and St. Vincent de Paul, Nathan was a production potter…

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