What’s Happening at SVdP?
Environmental & Adventure Students Visit
We were fortunate to host 20 plus students, several parents and teachers from The Environmental and Adventure School on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Thank you for your youth, energy, questions and great work at our food bank. The school is a Lake Washington School District “Choice School” serving 6th through 8th grade students. The school was…
Read MoreWhy Shop With St. Vincent?
Amazing Finds, Big Selection, and a Caring Mission. Those three terms really do describe the unique selling proposition of St. Vincent de Paul of Seattle|King County thrift stores. We don’t go through donations and try to put stuff on an online auction or shopping site. We do it the way people have always loved it—come…
Read MoreVets: Operation WelcomeOneHome
Who: Veterans, Neighbors and Landlords What: End Veteran Homelessness Where: King County When: Dec. 31, 2015 Why: We need Veterans, neighbors, landlords and officials to share our vision of a King County where Veteran homelessness is rare, brief and only temporary! Operation: WelcomeOneHome is a coordinated community call to action to build upon the existing work performed…
Read MoreThanks, NW School
Northwest School students kicked off the 2015-2016 school year here at the St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank. These sophomores worked for several hours preparing food for distribution and handing out food in the line. We appreciate the support that these students give us throughout the year. Thank you for your service.
Read MoreThanks, BECU Volunteers
Last week, our friends from BECU volunteered at our Georgetown Food Bank at our FACES (Food, Assistance, Compassion, and Emergency Services) program. The BECU volunteers handed out food to help our homeless friends make it through the weekend. We designed the FACES program to serve food that is high in protein and doesn’t require preparation…
Read MoreCentro Rendu: The Road Map Project
In 2013 SVdP began implementing a strategy to move services to our network of five thrift stores. The first initiative was Centro Rendu, which opened in 2013 at our Kent thrift store. Centro Rendu is a Family Adult Learning Center committed to educating Latino adults as a way out of poverty; and as a channel…
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