2015 Day of Caring
Last Friday was the 2015 United Way Day of Caring, the largest volunteer event in Washington. St. Vincent de Paul was lucky to have 60 volunteers serve in our food bank and five stores. These great volunteers came from the Washington State Housing Finance Commission, Virginia Mason, Microsoft, Providence, and Seattle Bank. We are so…
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 MoreNow Hiring: Apply by August 7th
St. Vincent de Paul is always looking for qualified employees for our stores! We are a local, independent, 501(c)(3) non-profit, charitable organization. Purchases at our thrift stores support our social service programs to help our neighbors in need. If you are interested in being part of our team, check out these open positions. Lead Cashier…
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…
Read MoreUpgrade Your World
Yesterday, Microsoft employees volunteered at our Aurora and Kenmore stores, as part of the Microsoft Upgrade Your World campaign for the launch Windows 10. Our stores are vital to our mission, providing revenue to fund our programs. With a limited staff and budget, we always need help cleaning up our stores – inside and outside…
Read MoreCase Management Walk-In Hours
We are now offering Walk-In Case Management at our Georgetown Food Bank and several of our thrift store locations for clients without requiring an appointment. It has been our intention to make our services available in various parts of the city. We want this to be as convenient as possible for those we serve. This will allow us to…
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