2020 – St. Vincent de Paul

District Highlight: Columbus, IN

Author: adminOn: Dec 13Categories: Changing Lives Forever, Volunteers

District Highlight: Columbus, IN

In SVdP’s Southern District, community collaboration is second nature. As a smaller community, local social justice advocates have learned they can do more together than apart. As a result, it’s commonplace to leverage community relationships to...

Boulevard Place Continues Moving Forward to Serve its Neighbors

Author: adminOn: Dec 13Categories: Boulevard Place Food Pantry

Boulevard Place Continues Moving Forward to Serve its Neighbors

Boulevard Place Food Pantry

By Cynthia L. Brown, Director Season’s greetings from Boulevard Place Food Pantry, a Special Work of St. Vincent de Paul Society, which so many of you so generously support. Our self-select grocery store certainly faced logistical hurdles in a year...

Behind CLF You’ll Find the Body of Christ

Author: adminOn: Dec 13Categories: Changing Lives Forever, Volunteers

Behind CLF You’ll Find the Body of Christ

Changing Lives Forever, Volunteers

The “It takes a village” adage is truly exemplified with our Changing Lives Forever (CLF) program. When a parish decides to host a CLF program, they need more than a few facilitators to be successful. While the facilitators are the most visible, they...

Changing Lives Forever Making Impact Throughout Council

Author: adminOn: Dec 12Categories: Changing Lives Forever

Changing Lives Forever Making Impact Throughout Council

Changing Lives Forever

With classes throughout the SVdP Council area, our Changing Lives Forever (CLF) program is living up to its name. It’s bringing about transformation, one person at a time, as it helps individuals living in poverty to change their lives. In the program,...

Changing Lives Forever (For All of Us)

Author: adminOn: Dec 12Categories: Changing Lives Forever, Leadership Spotlight

Changing Lives Forever (For All of Us)

Changing Lives Forever, Leadership Spotlight

By Paul Ainslie, President, SVdP Indy It is December of the year 2020. What a year we have all had. Each of us has a personal story of change, loss and recovery; of struggles and triumphs; and of the community coming together to prioritize what truly...