Client DG experienced homelessness after he lost his employment as a long tome over the road truck driver due to complications with diabetes. Doug was referred to SVDP Oznam Inn after a brief stay at OLOP for depression and suicidal ideation. Doug was quickly moved in our Sanctuary Bed Program due to deteriorating mental and…
Junior League Partners with YHDP Program
St. Vincent de Paul Louisville received a $10,000 grant from the Junior League of Louisville for the Youth Homeless Demonstration Project (YHDP) at Waypoint House! In 2020, YHDP provided transitional housing to 33 young adults and 3 children. In addition to fulfilling the imperative need for housing, we provide weekly programming to transitional housing residents,…
Louis R. Straub, Sr. (1928–2021)
It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of Louis Straub, Sr. Lou served on the St. Vincent de Paul Louisville Board of Directors for 31 years, from 1983 to 2014. Lou was instrumental in facilitating much of the property acquisition that is today St. Vincent de Paul Homes, LLLP….
Foundations and Others Support the Mission of St. Vincent de Paul Louisville
Support for the Family Success Center Genentech | $25,000.00Kosair Charities, Inc. | $15,000.00Metro United Way | $3,782.72 Support for the Food Pantry AT&T Pioneers | $1,000.00Epiphany Catholic Church | $1,000.00St. John Paul II Catholic Church | $1,000.00Woman’s Club of Louisville | $1,000.00Beneke Wire Company | $750.00St. Stephen Martyr Church | $400.00Stock Yards Bank and Trust…
Thank You for Your Support in 2020
While everyone has said good riddance to 2020, we will look back on it as the year our donors and the community came out to support our mission in an unprecedented fashion. When we asked, you said Yes! In the spring we started canceling events because of the dangers of large gatherings where the coronavirus…
Cram the Van Provides a $15,000 Shopping Spree for Those in Need
Radio station ESPN680/93.9 The Ville has been running a program for the last five years called Cram the Van where they collect money and items to benefit local charities. St. Vincent de Paul Louisville was thrilled to be included in the list of charities this year. Through donations by corporate partners, including a matching donation…
Lou City FC Match Benefits SVDP
Lou City FC soccer players Niall McCabe and George Davis IV played in a scramble-style match against two other players to benefit St. Vincent de Paul Louisville at Nevel Meade Golf Course. For three years now, Nevel Meade Golf Course has collected food and new toys during the Christmas season for the pantry and Santa…
New Historic Marker Recognizes SVDP
St. Vincent de Paul Louisville is proud to be home to Shelby Park’s seventh historic marker. The marker is on the Jackson Street side of campus and commemorates the formation of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Louisville in 1853 and the birth of the Open Hand Kitchen in 1982. On December 28,…
The Age of Miracles is Not Past
In our Christmas appeal, we highlighted an amazing letter we received from Vincentian Anita Garrison. As a supplement, she sent the following presentation that her father Edward Fitzgerald Hayden gave at St. John’s Church in Paducah on March 21, 1982. Edward and his wife, Zita Mae, opened the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store in…
Success Stories — December 2020
Tom is a longtime client of Ozanam Inn Men’s Shelter who suffers from an extensive history of chemical dependence and a severe mental illness. He is currently utilizing Sanctuary Bed and the Mental Health and Substance Use program. Tom has been able to identify triggers stemming from a history of trauma leading to more constructive…
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