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Society of St. Vincent de Paul

 

Inspired by Gospel values, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a Catholic lay organization, leads women and men to join together to grow spiritually- offering person-to-person service to those who are needy and suffering. Organized locally, Vincentians witness God’s love by embracing all works of charity and justice. At St. Joseph Church, our primary mission is to feed the hungry of our community through our food pantry in the basement of the church. The majority of our time and effort is in food pantry endeavors. We are able to help a large number of families because of low food costs of government programs, Harvest Hope, food drives, and you, our parishioners.

Monetary donations through church envelopes, and the 5 SVdP boxes located in the church, together with your food donations (from food drives and the “I Care- I Share” food collections on the first Sunday of each month) allowed us to feed 5031 (an increase of 16%) families last year feeding a total of 11982 (an increase of 13%) people- a record number of people helped. 826 of these families helped were through home visits.

Low food costs allow us to offer other forms of assistance, such as utility assistance. Every request for assistance is based on availability of funds and other factors agreed upon by our members. In 2023, we were able to help 323 families with assistance for a total of $72,890. In total, our St. Vincent de Paul conference spent $117,324 in 2023. It is because of the generous support of you, our parishioners, and the support of Msgr. Harris that we are able to do what we do.

Meetings are on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM in the Ministries and Administration building. We welcome new members at all times. As our membership is aging, we particularly need younger members and ask that you prayerfully consider giving of your time.

The help line number is 803-799-0761. The message states the times our pantry is open and when we take utility requests. The standard time for utility requests is the second Tuesday of each month between 5:45-6:30 PM. We have also initiated an email address where clients can request assistance. That email address is SVDP1945@gmail.com if any parishioner would like to request assistance. Parishioners may also call the church secretary at 803-540-1900 and she will notify one of our members or provide you with the phone number of a Vincentian.

The pantry is open every Wednesday from 8:30-11:30 AM.

In closing, we encourage parishioners to avail themselves of our services. We assure you that all assistance is dealt with discretion and you need not fear requests being made public. Parishioners receive priority consideration when requesting assistance.

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Food Pantry

Local Officers: 

 

Range of activities:

  • Pantry: distribution of food

  • Home Deliveries: food

  • Limited Assistance with Utility bills

  • Assistance to Parishioners with special needs

 

We accept requests for help with Dominion Energy bills only --

IF FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE.

 

 

Location:

  • The basement of the Church Building  (Blossom Street side - rear of building.)

 

Distribution Hours:

  • EVERY Wednesday from

         8:30 - 11:30 AM

Utilities HELP LINE: 803.799.0761

Utilities HELP LINE email:

svdp1948@gmail.com

Hours:  The phone line is open on the second Tuesday of each month from 5:45-6:30 PM.

 

Utility assistance is limited to Dominion Energy assistance and requires (a) we have not assisted the person in the last six (6) months, (b) the person is facing a disconnect notice and (c) the electrical service is with Dominion Energy.  

 

After Hours: a phone message indicates if funds are available and announces the pantry hours, and the next time requests for financial aid will be taken.

Utilities Help Line

Non-Discrimination Policy

Non-Discrimination Policy

  • The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.)

To File a Program Complaint

  • If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form (PDF), found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call 866.632.9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax 202.690.7442 or email at program.intake@usda.gov.

Persons with Disabilities

  • Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities and you wish to file either an EEO or program complaint please contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at 800.877.8339 or 800.845.6136 (in Spanish).

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