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History and Current Role

The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul is an international lay organization, founded in Paris in 1833 by Frederic Ozanam and his friends. A Catholic Society, it is open to all those who desire to live their faith in love and service of their neighbour.

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Get Involved

People everywhere are called to serve others and to help in anyway they can. The Society gratefully accepts many forms of assistance from the community.

The are lots of ways that you can become involved in assisting those less fortunate in our community:

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Where to find Help

The Society seeks in a spirit of justice and charity, to help those who are poor, needy or with disabilities.
We assist thousands of individuals with food hampers, clothing and basic household goods, advocacy, and a variety of other services.

How to find Help

Latest News:

Employment Opportunities

Monday, May 6th

Employment opportunities are currently available. Click on the Employment tab above to see if you qualify!

BC & Yukon Regional AGA May 3 & 4

Tuesday, March 5th

North Vancouver Island Particular Council will be hosting the BC and Yukon Regional AGA on May 3rd and 4th at Christ the King Catholic Parish in Courtenay BC. The registration package and workshop listing is now available by clicking the link below. This AGA is open to all SSVP members.

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Society AGM to be held April 6, 2013

Monday, February 25th

The Society is holding its Annual General Meeting on Saturday, April 6th, 2013 from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm. at the Ozanam Centre, 4349 West Saanich Road, Victoria. For more information contact administration at 250-727-0007 or info@svdpvictoria.com.

HOPE CENTRE RECEIVES $1.8 MILLION !!!

Wednesday, October 17th

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul in partnership with the M'akola Housing Society received $1.8M in Homelessness Partnership Strategy funding towards their joint project in Sooke, for homeless and homeless at risk Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal youth and young adults. The Housing, thrift store, educational space and social concern office will replace the older, smaller thrift store at 6750 West Coast Road in Sooke. READ MORE....

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Rosalie's Village gets to next step...

Monday, April 4th

On the day the new Provincial Premier was elected a letter was sent from our Society to Premier Christy Clark outlining Rosalie's Village and the progress to date. We have received a reply from her and look forward to more correspondence from Minister Coleman. Rosalie's Village will be located at 4349 West Saanich Road in Victoria. If you would like to read the letters they are attached.

All we need now is for BC Housing to approve construction funding.

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Feel free to watch some of these informative videos to get a better understanding of how the Society operates.

You can also visit out Media and Publications section for even more information!

Watch more videos in our Publications and Media section, or visit our Photo Gallery!