SVdP was founded in 1833 by Frederic Ozanam, a 20-year-old student in Paris. Frederic and a group of fellow students began to seek out and visit the poor of Paris, taking them food and clothing and offering their friendship and concern. This small group adopted the great French priest St. Vincent de Paul who alerted the world to social problems as their Patron. Similar groups grew in Paris, then to the rest of France, and eventually spread throughout the Christian world with the purpose of serving others as an extension of God’s love.
ABOUT
SVdP: History of Serving
Inspired by Gospel values, Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) is an international organization of men and women joined together in spiritual growth, dedicated to offering person-to-person service to those who are in need, living on the margins, or experiencing homelessness.
SVdP Indy
St. Vincent de Paul-Indianapolis (SVdP Indy) began in the 1940s, and since that time, our ministry has spread throughout Central and Southern Indiana.
Wherever we are, we strive to meet the immediate basic physical needs of the most vulnerable in our communities. As our relationships with our neighbors deepen, we offer education and support to help foster systemic change and break the cycle of poverty. Whether we’re meeting day-to-day needs or offering hope for a different type of future, we strive to love our neighbors in a way that’s honoring, dignified and respectful.
SVdP Indy provides services to individuals without regard to race, creed, color, gender, sexual orientation, criminal justice status, disability, marital status, veteran status, national origin or age. Additionally, we actively seek to recruit and retain volunteers without regard to race, creed (except for active members), color, gender, sexual orientation, criminal justice status, disability, marital status, veteran status, national origin or age.
A History of SVdP Indy
Our Values
We endeavor to serve those in need cheerfully, listening to them well and helping them to feel and recover their own dignity.
We seek to establish relationships based on empathy, trust and friendship, while observing the utmost confidentiality.
We strive to promote self-sufficiency, and help people help themselves whenever possible, so they can forge their own paths and that of our local community.
We are committed to identifying the root causes of poverty and to work toward their elimination.
BECOME A VINCENTIAN
Our members are known as Vincentians and are united by their spirit of poverty, humility and sharing, and nourished by prayer and reflection, mutually supportive gatherings, and adherence to The Rule.
Interested in becoming a Vincentian?
Our Staff
Paul Ainslie
Council President
Peter Zubler
Executive Director
Wendy Harlow
Philanthropy Director
Dee Dellacca
Director of Finance
Mark White
Director of Retail Operations
Darlene J. Sweeney
Director, Volunteer Services
Skip McCulley
Director, Distribution Center
Andrea Leadford
Director, Changing Lives Forever
Crystal Wiley
Director, Love Your Neighbor Center
Pat Jerrell
Past President
Links & Resources
NORTH DISTRICT CONFERENCES BYLAWS
- St Joan of Arc Bylaws
- St. Joan of Arc Signature Page
- St. Pius X Bylaws
- St Pius X Signature Page
- St. Thomas Aquinas Bylaws revised 2.4.19
- St. Thomas Aquinas Signature
- St. Rita Bylaws
- St. Rita Signature
- Sts. Peter and Paul ConferenceBylaws-Dec2018
- Sts. Peter and Paul Signature Page
- St. Luke ConferenceBylaws-Dec2018
- St Luke Signature Page
- St. Andrew ConferenceBylaws with Signature Page-Dec2018
- St Matthew ConferenceBylaws with Signature Page-Dec2018
- Immaculate of Mary ConferenceBylaws with Signature Page-Dec2018
- Christ the King ConferenceBylaws-Dec2018
- Christ the King Signature
SOUTH DISTRICT CONFERENCES BYLAWS
- Bylaws for Santo Rosario with Signature page
- St Thomas More ConferenceBylaws-withSignaturePage-Dec2018
- St. Jude ConferenceBylaws-withSignaturePage-Dec2018
- Good Shephard ConferenceBylaws-withSignaturePage-Dec2018
- St John the Evangelist ConferenceBylaws-withSignaturePage-Dec2018
- St. Barnabas ConferenceBylaws-withSignaturePage-Dec2018
- St Patrick ConferenceBylaws-withSignaturePage-Dec2018
- St Roch ConferenceBylaws-withSignaturePage-Dec2018 (2)
- St Mark the Evangelist ConferenceBylaws-withSignaturePage-Dec2018
- Holy Name of Jesus ConferenceBylaws-withSignaturePage-Dec201
- Nativity ConferenceBylaws-Dec2018
- Signature pages for Nativity and OLG
- Our Lady of the Greenwood ConferenceBylaws-Dec2018
- Sacred Heart of Jesus ConferenceBylaws-withSignaturePage-Dec2018
EAST DISTRICT CONFERENCES BYLAWS
- Holy Spirit Conference (Indianapolis) (April 2019)
- St. Phillip Neri Conference (Indianapolis) (April 2019)
- St.Phillip Neri Signature page
- SVdP Indy-Conference-Bylaws-St Mary April2019
- St Lawrence Conference Bylaws with Signature page
- Little Flower ConferenceBylaws-Dec2018
- Signature pages for Little Flower, Holy Spirit, and St. Mary
- St. Simon ConferenceBylaws
- St Simon Signature Page
- Our Lady of Lourdes ConferenceBylaws-Dec2018
- Signature page for Our Lady of Lourdes
WEST DISTRICT CONFERENCES BYLAWS
- Holy Angels Conference Bylaws-withSignaturePage-Dec2018
- St. Paul Apostle Conference Bylaws-withSignaturePage-Dec2018
- St. Monica Conference Bylaws-withSignaturePage-Dec2018
- St, Michael the Archangel Conference Bylaws-withSignaturePage-Dec2018
- St. Joseph Conference Bylaws-withSignaturePage-Dec2018
- St, Anthony Conference Bylaws-withSignaturePage-Dec2018
- St, Ann Conference Bylaws-withSignaturePage-Dec2018
- St. Gabriel Conference Bylaws-withSignaturePage-Dec2018
- St. Susanna Conference Bylaws-withSignaturePage-Dec2018
- St. Malachy Conference Bylaws-withSignaturePage-Dec2018
- Annunciation Conference Bylaws-withSignaturePage-Dec2018
- St. Christophers Conference Bylaws-withSignaturePage-Dec2018
SOUTH CENTRAL DISTRICT CONFERENCES BYLAWS
- St. Agnes Conference (Nashville) (April 2019)
- St. Bartholomew Conference (Columbus) (April 2019)
- St. Joseph and St. Vincent de Paul Conference (March 2019)
- St. Mary Conference (North Vernon) (April 2019)
- St Vincent dePaul (Bedford) Conference BYLAWS – with signaturepage
- Bloomington St. John The Apostle Bylaws_2019_05_22 (1)
- St. Ambrose Conference Bylaws 4-19
- Bylaw Signatures for South Central District
- Electronic Signature Page for St Ambrose Conference (showing 2nd signature)
- St. Martin of Tours (Martinsville)
SOUTHERN INDIANA DISTRICT CONFERENCES BYLAWS
- St. Anthony Conference (Clarksville) (April 2019)
- Holy Family Conference (New Albany) (April 2019)
- St. Mary of the Annunciation Conference (New Albany) (Spring 2019)
- St. John Paul II Conference (Sellersburg) (April 2019)
- St. Joseph Conference Bylaws 2019
- OLPH Conference Bylaws 2019
- Tri-Parish Conference Bylaws 2019
- Signature Pages for Southern Indiana Conferences
Impact Report
At SVdP Indy, we’re passionate about making an impact in our community.