We are now accepting vehicle donations..

Click here to learn more about how to donate a car to SVdP.

Click on: Examples of Donated Cars to see the kinds of vehicles being donated.

Request for Help

Click here to request assistance.

Society of St. Vincent dePaul offers assistance to those who have fallen upon times of hardship and personal crisis. Ways in which SVdP helps include providing food, clothing and furniture, as well as financial assistance when funds are available.

SVdP is an international organization of lay people with presence in over 135 countries. In Indianapolis, SVdP has been serving people in need since the early 1960's.

To register for the Ozanam Training Program offered July 17th in Bedford IN, click on: click on: Register and follow the instructions.

Click on: Border Children, for a document about a Vencentian approach to the current influx of young children at out southern border.

Click on: Sister Circle Rides, to learn about this upcoming event in Hope Indiana.

The 7th annual “Friends of the Poor®” Walk/Run will be held on September 27—the feast day of St.Vincent de Paul!
—at Washington Park, across from the food pantry, starting near the community center again. Participants will
have the option of a 1-, 2- or 3-mile route. Registration will begin at 9 a.m., with the walk/run starting at 10 a.m.

Sign up for the walk online now! Click here for instructions on how to sign up and for pledge forms and receipts.

Paper registration forms will also be available in the warehouse and food pantry soon.

If your employer could be a potential sponsor, please pass their information on to Jennifer@indysvdpwalk.org.
You can also direct potential sponsors to http://www.indysvdpwalk.org for more information on the walk.

Jennifer, Tracy and Natalie are looking for folks to take over for next year's walk. We've
got everything in place and ready for someone to just step in and run (or walk!) with it!
Please contact Natalie@indysvdpwalk.org for more information.
When you've got a team pulling it together, each taking just one part of the organizing, you'd be surprised how little work it is!

Hope to see you at this year's walk!!

We are offering an email service to those who wish to receive this type of communication.
This service would include such publications as our quarterly newsletter (The Front Line), notice of upcoming events and mailings we currently send through the postal service.
This project will:
-significantly reduce our mailing costs
- provide a convenient paperless, environmentally friendly way to communicate with our clients and patrons.
- significantly improve the timeliness of information to our clients and donors

Be assured that any information provided will be used only for the purposes outlined above and we never share data with a third party.

If you would like to use this service, click on: here and follow the instructions.

We are hopeful that we can broaden our ability to attract more volunteers to enhance our mission of helping the needy. click on: Volunteer Donor Form, print out the form and mail it to:
SSVdP Indianapolis Council
3001 E. 30th St.
Indpls, IN 46218
Attn: Greg Dolan

Hint for smartphone users: take a photo of the completed form and email it to gdolan@indy.rr.com

Note: For users of MS Word click on: Volunteer Donor Form Interactive, and follow the instructions/

The following meeting minutes will make you proud to be part of an organization the truly practices Christ's teachings. Click on:
Meeting minutes dated Dec 14,2011
Meeting minutes dated Feb 1, 2012
Meeting minutes dated Nov 7, 2012
Meeting minutes dated Jan 16, 2013
Meeting minutes dated April 24, 2013
Acceptance Document - International Confederation
for more information

Bicycles Needed

The Holy Cross SVdP Conference is asking for donations of used bicycles to help those in need with no means of transportation. Bicycles needing repair are also welcome.
We also need helmets. ponchos, backpacks, bicycles locks, and reading glasses.
Click on: here for pictures of 3 ladies who received donated bikes and are now in their own homes and two have joined Holy Cross.
To donate a bike or any of the above items, call or email Maureen McLean 317-631-4369....E-mail for information on how and where to drop it off.

Changing Lives Forever

The Society of St Vincent de Paul Indianapolis Council is sponsoring a program to help individuals and families move from a position of dependency on government and/or community assistance to a state of self-sufficiency.

Click on: Shiela Gilbert Video
to hear Shiela's detailed vision of Promoting Systemic Change presented at the 2012 meeting of the South Central Region.

Click on: brochure front for a brochure about this program that could help make a lasting change in your life, including aan application form.

Click on: brochure back for a brochure about this program that could help make a lasting change in your life.

Facility Closings for 2014

Food Pantry--- Apr 13 -19; May 18 - 26; June 29- July 5; Aug 24-Sept 1; Nov 23-29; Dec 21-Jan 3, 2015
Distribution Center---Apr 19; May 24; July 5; Aug 30: Nov 29; Dec 20; Dec 27.

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SVdP Photo Gallery

Ozanam Breakfast Photos 5/1/2013
SSVdP Regonal Meeting 6-29-2013
Friends of the Poor Walk Sept 28, 2013
Lilly Day of Service Oct 10. 2013
SSVdP Annual Meeting Oct 13, 2013

Our need for volunteers is growing and varied. Click on: Volunteer Opportunities Brochure for more information