St Vincent de Paul - VIC (Vinnies)

St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria Inc.

 

Founded in 1854, the St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria assists over 660,000 people each year. Across Australia, approximately 5,000 people are assisted by the Society every day. 

The Society helps all who ask for assistance, regardless of background, beliefs, culture or religion. 

 

With a commitment to giving a hand up – not a hand out – the Society meets people at their unique point of need offering hope, comfort and dignity to Victorians finding themselves needing a helping hand. 

Members and volunteers respond to calls from people in need within their local communities and provide friendship and practical assistance of approximately $10 million each year in Victoria alone. 

 

Vinnies Retail Centres

Vinnies Retail Centres provide quality clothing, furniture and household items to people in need. Stocks are freely supplied to people being supported by the Society, as well as to the general public at a low cost. Profits from the sale of stock in the centres assists in funding the work of the Society.

 

Soup Vans

The Society’s five soup vans services provide approximately 200,000 meals each year to people on Victoria’s streets. With more families coming to our soup vans for help, the friendship and referrals that the soup vans offer are increasingly important across Victoria. Staffed by volunteers called “Vannies”, the vans travel the streets of metropolitan Melbourne and Moe bringing food and friendship to thousands of people living in boarding houses, low-rise/high-rise flats, refuges and on the streets. 

 

The Society’s services include: 

Please show your friendship to our fellow Victorians in need by supporting the critical work of the St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria. 

With your kindness, you can be a part of making a difference in someone’s life. 

 

Vinnies changes lives every day.