• Referrals either from the SVdP District Council office in South Bend or from the parish office. Assistance is provided on an as-needed basis and is flexible with volunteers’ schedules, with the goal to make a home visit within 2-3 days of the request. Volunteers attempt to engage the client in conversation about their circumstances. If it seems appropriate, we ask the client to join us in prayer.

• The Saint Pius food pantry is used for home visits that require emergency food assistance.

• If the client needs clothing, furniture or rent/utility assistance, SVdP volunteers refer them to the District Council office for help.

How you can be involved as a Saint Pius X Vincentian: 

• Going on home visits to deliver food (Saint Pius X Vincentians make 40-45 home visits each month)

• Sorting and shelving food in our pantry

• Shopping for food and hygiene items to distribute during home visits

• Moving donated food from the church to the pantry on food weekends (first weekend of the month)

• Assisting with the parish Giving Tree program during Advent

• Making blankets or delivering beds for Sweet Dreams ministry

• Doing client intake or client reception at SVdP District Office

• Helping the district office with food drives at various locations in St. Joseph County

• Helping with the Legacy Dinner and other fundraising events for the district office   

In keeping with the stewardship goals of the parish, the Saint Pius X Conference also manages the donations in the parish green envelopes distributed monthly. These funds are used for direct assistance to Saint Pius X parishioners and to buy food for the pantry.

Society of St. Vincent de Paul, National Council
St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Joseph County