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Over 1,400 volunteers help deliver the services of St. Vincent de Paul every year. St. Vincent de Paul is privileged to work with schools, churches, businesses, and individuals wishing to support our mission of offering help to people in need. Volunteers are needed to serve in the Open Hand Kitchen 365 days a year. Administrative support, maintenance duties, clothes closet assistance, and special events during the year need helping hands to join in the effort of servicing the poor.

Christmas Gifts from the Heart Program

Each year, St. Vincent de Paul volunteers, local businesses and individual donors participate in the Gifts from the Heart program to provide Christmas food, toys, clothing and support to the poor and homeless of Louisville. The program includes Gift from the Hearts trees placed in businesses and churches with each tree carrying hearts… each heart representing a specific child in need. New toys and clothing are purchased for each heart on the tree and returned to St. Vincent de Paul for distribution through our campus programs and our annual Santa Shop event. The Santa Shop, held in mid-December in our Open Hand Kitchen, allows parents to “shop” for their children, selecting appropriate clothing and toys for each child. Donations, volunteers and Gifts from the Heart tree adoptions are always needed to support this important event. If you are interested in exploring opportunities to help, contact Eleise Passafiume at (502) 301-8693 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to send her an E-mail.

Student Programs

St. Francis Youth Group We are proud to host many student volunteers on our campus. Throughout the year, young volunteers and student groups help support St. Vincent de Paul through special projects such as helping the children residing on our campus with after school activities, hosting birthday parties and holding art and craft events.

Open Hand Kitchen

The Open Hand Kitchen relies heavily on volunteers. Every day groups of volunteers come in at lunch and at dinner to serve food to those in need who come to find a hot meal. Meals are served to anyone who comes to the Open Hand Kitchen, with no questions asked. The Open Hand Kitchen serves over 96,000 meals on an annual basis. If you are interested in exploring opportunities to help, contact Eleise Passafiume at (502) 301-8693 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to send her an E-mail.

Tag-A-Door

The Tag-A-Door program is designed to increase much needed donations for our Thrift Stores. Volunteer groups place door knockers requesting donations for our Thrift Stores in the neighborhoods of their choice. The door knocker provides each household with directions to leave donations on the door step on a designated date. Our volunteers then return on that date to accept the donations of clothing and small household items and deliver the goods to one of our thrift stores. If you are interested in assisting in the Tag-A-Door program, contact Judy McCoy at (502) 301-8676 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to send her an E-mail.

Fill-A-Truck

St. Vincent de Paul will coordinate on-site clothing and furniture drives for organizations, local businesses, churches and schools wishing to support our programs. We will provide flyers and the truck for the event. To schedule an event, please contact Judy McCoy at 502.301.8676 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to send her an E-mail.

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Louisville Locations

1029 S. Preston Street
(502) 583-8158
9am-4:30pm, Mon–Sat
Downtown Louisville, just south of Broadway between Kentucky and St. Catherine streets. Easily accessible from Interstate 65, the store/ processing center is within St. Vincent de Paul’s inner-city campus.
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248 E. Market Street
(502) 583-8158
9am-4:30pm, Mon–Sat
Downtown Louisville, between Brook and Floyd streets. Take I-65 South to the Brook Street Exit, go one block north to Market Street, and turn left. Free parking is available across from the firehouse.
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2217 Hikes Lane
(502) 473-8856
9am-7pm, Mon–Sat
From I-264, take the Bardstown Road exit west toward Buechel. Make a left turn onto Hikes Lane. Our Thrift Store is on the left in the shopping center behind Chili's Restaurant.
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Southern Indiana Location

651 Eastern Blvd., Clarksville
(812) 288-1165
9am-6pm, Mon-Fri
10am-6pm Sat
From I-65 North, go left at Exit 3 (Eastern Boulevard).
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