Introducing Chief Seattle Club
We want to introduce you to a very special and important community agency and human service provider: Chief Seattle Club. They help “to provide a sacred space to nurture, affirm and renew the spirit of urban Native Peoples.” Chief Seattle Club is the only organization in Seattle that connects homeless and low-income Native people to…
Read MoreElderly, Homeless Man Finds Housing
Kevin is an elderly, homeless man. He had an apartment in Fremont, but the building was sold and the rent was raised to more than his Section 8 voucher allotted. After Kevin was forced to move out, he had been couch surfing with various friends. He found a new rental, but he did not have…
Read MoreHalloween Sale
Shop SVdP’s Halloween Sale on October 25th from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Get 50% off store-wide (sale excludes beds, frames, and purple tags) on our already low prices at any of our five King County stores (Aurora, Burien, Renton, Kent, and Kenmore). Sales in our thrift stores support our programs, including our Help Line,…
Read MoreWater Restored for Family
Charles called for assistance to have the water service in his home restored after having it disconnected for several weeks. He admittedly, let the bill get very high because he was struggling to pay just the bare minimum to get by on other bills. By the time it was disconnected, the bill was over $2,000…
Read MoreStruggling Elderly Widow
Peggy is an elderly widow. She survives on her retirement income, which is about $1600 a month. With a mortgage cost of $1300 per month, she has significant trouble getting by. Her water was set to be disconnected, so St. Vincent de Paul paid $139 to keep her water running. If you want to know…
Read MoreNorthwest School Visits SVdP
St. Vincent de Paul of Seattle|King County (SVdP) was very pleased to host a group of eleven ninth grade students and their advisor on Tuesday October 14th for a three hour service learning field trip to the agency’s community service center and food bank at 5972 Fourth Avenue South in Seattle. The group listened to…
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