New Face of the Poor

Sally is a disabled woman who joined our Case Management Program earlier this year.  She has endured chronic homelessness over the years due to a lengthy battle with heroin addiction. She came to St. Vincent de Paul sober yet with a broken spirit and no place to call home. With the help of Case Management,…

Meet Ned Delmore, our Executive Director at St. Vincent de Paul of Seattle/King County, one of our area’s oldest and most stable community service organizations for over 90 years. The organization’s mission is to go to the poor and serve them “face to face” when they need immediate emergency assistance and other support services. Delmore…

Born in Seattle in 1903, James Sakamoto was an influential leader in the local and national Japanese American community and a valued St. Vincent de Paul employee. Jimmy graduated from Seattle’s Franklin High School as a football and baseball player.  After high school, he moved to New York, where he became one of first professional…

Pamela from Wells Fargo stopped by the office today and presented us with a donation of $5,000 to help SVDP serve King County’s poor. Thank you so much for your generosity, Wells Fargo.

A disabled man called SVDP for help when his electricity was disconnected. His service dog had recently been attacked by another animal, which led to large, unexpected veterinary bills. After taking care of his service dog, he did not have enough money to keep his lights on with his fixed income. Due to his disability,…