It is Almost Time for SVDP’s Annual Southwest Thrift Store Sale

January 17, 2012

Starting Wednesday, February 1st, St. Vincent de Paul’s Apache Junction Thrift Store will be packed full with thousands of Southwestern items we’ve been collecting all year. The sale runs the entire month of February, but don’t wait, because these unique thrift store treasures will not last all month long!Do you just love one-of-a-kind jewelry with [...]

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St. Vincent de Paul Dream Center Becomes Reality

January 9, 2012

The Dream Center is an activity center built into the family dining room for children attending St. Vincent de Paul’s Family Evening Meal that provides a designated space for children to engage in enriching activities like art, crafts, tutoring, reading and science experiments. Carlos, a first-grader, has been attending the Family Evening Meal with his [...]

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The Elves of St. Vincent Are Hard at Work

December 14, 2011

We first met Tyranza and her family when a team of teens from Cross of Christ Lutheran Church in Anthem descended on her home for a two hundred person-hour transformation into a true work of art, as one of our Vincentian Fresh Perspectives home makeover projects. You can see photos of this makeover project here. [...]

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Bringing Families Together at the Dinner Table

November 3, 2011

Anna and Jonathan F. come to St. Vincent de Paul’s Family Evening Meal with their mother and siblings each night. Between work and school schedules, dinner is the only time that their family sits down for a meal together to catch up and talk. When they arrive, they are seated together at one table and [...]

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Charity Golf Tournament To Benefit St Vincent de Paul

October 25, 2011

The Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity is holding a golf charity benefiting St Vincent de Paul Phoenix!The tournament will be held on Saturday, November 19th at the J.W. Marriott Desert Ridge Wildfire Golf Club with a 7:45 a.m. shotgun start.$150 per golfer or $500 for a foursome includes continental breakfast, golf, gift bag, lunch and [...]

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Transforming a House to a Family Home

October 18, 2011

 Our sincere thanks go out to the group of volunteers from Cross of Christ Lutheran Church in Anthem for their help in transforming an almost empty house to a cozy home where a family spend quality time together.  This transformation was made possible by St. Vincent de Paul’s Fresh Perspectives program, a volunteer program that provides [...]

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Mark Your Calendars For the SVdP Restoring Hope Through Faith and Love Breakfast

October 12, 2011

The annual St. Vincent de Paul Restoring Hope Through Faith and Love Community Fundraising Breakfast will once again be at the Arizona Biltmore.Join us on Thursday, November 17th between 7:30 – 9:00 am to see and hear what St. Vincent de Paul is doing to serve the poor and homeless in central and northern Arizona.  [...]

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Skypons: Coupons that Make a Difference

October 3, 2011

Skypons and KFNX 1100 AM radio have teamed up to bring you a new coupon purchasing site that not only gives you great deals and deep discounts on restaurants, shopping and vacations, but also gives 25% of all coupon sales back to nonprofits in the Valley. St. Vincent de Paul, Arizona Humane Society and Big [...]

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Free Omelette Day at First Watch

September 27, 2011

On Wednesday, October 12, Valley First Watch locations will be giving away free omelettes to help raise money and awareness for homelessness and hunger issues in Phoenix and throughout Arizona. All of the omlettes on the First Watch menu will be free! The annual event, which is in its 23nd year, will benefit the Society [...]

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It is Hunger Action Week in Arizona

September 13, 2011

Did you know that in Arizona, one in four children are struggling with hunger? Join St. Vincent de Paul to fight hunger in your community between September 12-18!SVdP is partnering with local food banks to fight hunger. Donate food, volunteer or make a financial donation.Hunger Action Week kicked off at SVdP’s Phoenix dining room at 7 a.m. on Monday, September [...]

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