The Society of St. Vincent de Paul - Phoenix

Talk about a million reasons to be grateful! Today, SVdP received the 1,000,000th salad from our partners at Salad and Go! Every Wednesday for the past five years, they have generously provided the fresh ingredients that our dedicated volunteers use to assemble nourishing salads for our guests across our four charity dining rooms. Thank you Salad and Go, for your continuous support! We're grateful to celebrate this milestone together, and we look forward to many more healthy meals in our community.

We have a new Housing 2025 goal! Thanks to YOUR support, we reached our original goal ahead of schedule, helping more than 2,025 people find a place to call home. Now, we’re shifting to homelessness prevention in addition to our rehousing work. The challenge: In Maricopa County, for every 1 person who finds housing, 2 more fall into homelessness. The solution: We’re reversing the current homelessness ratio with our own 12:1 ratio! We will prevent homelessness for 12 people for every one person we rehouse who was experiencing homelessness. By the end of 2025, together we will: ?? Prevent homelessness for 15,840 people ?? Rehouse 1,320 people experiencing homelessness What will it take to achieve this goal? Our entire community! We need your support to achieve this new milestone where we envision a better community for us all, one where no family has to endure the trauma of losing their home. We saw great success with our original Housing 2025 goal, and we know we can achieve this new milestone! ?? Subscribe to our Housing 2025 newsletter: https://lnkd.in/gRkF9Cb2 ?? Support Housing 2025: https://lnkd.in/g2wkBHD3 ?? Learn more about Housing 2025:https://lnkd.in/gV2nKwfP

We’re gearing up for the 2025 St. Vincent de Paul Golf Classic happening on May 6, 2025! For the past six years, 100% of event proceeds have directly supported patient care at SVdP’s Virginia G. Piper Medical Clinic and Delta Dental of Arizona Oral Health Center. Our clinics provide essential treatment and preventive care to underinsured and uninsured children and adults, helping thousands achieve healthier lives each year. Thanks to our thoughtful partners, last year’s event raised over $150,000 to support our clinics! Are you a golfer looking to make an impact while enjoying a fun day on the course? Register now and be part of this annual event: https://lnkd.in/gyQg-FUP Location: The Westin Kierland Golf Club, Scottsdale, Arizona.

A huge thank you to Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation,?their partnership with Arizona Public Service - APS and our local Firehouse Subs restaurant?in Phoenix, for awarding us seven Zoll Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) and accessories valued at $16,487! These AEDs will help us respond swiftly in cardiac emergencies, ensuring the safety of those we serve and those that serve with us. We had the pleasure of welcoming some APS volunteers to snap a quick photo with our new AEDs, and enjoyed having them volunteer in our kitchen, plating food and helping us chop and prepare meals.

We’re pleased to mark the completion of the renovation project at The Society of St. Vincent De Paul. Thanks to our Builder Captain, Tri Pointe Homes, and their dedicated trade partners, the activity room onsite at the The Society of St. Vincent de Paul - Phoenix campus has been updated with new flooring, a fresh coat of paint, a new storage space for the clothing closet and new locks. Electrical work was also completed. We are so grateful to Tri Pointe Homes and all their trade partners who assisted in the renovations of this space. We also want to thank St. Vincent De Paul for letting us partner with them on this project. We look forward to celebrating the completion of this project and recognizing the hard work of our trade partners later this month in a small dedication ceremony. To learn more about this project and others we’re involved in, visit our Projects page at https://lnkd.in/gEYPxVBx. #homeaid #homeaidphoenix #stvincentdepaul #renovationproject #tripointehomes #endinghomelessness

In just three months since opening, Rosalie’s Place, SVdP’s new workforce housing with 71 beds, is already making a remarkable impact with 72% of residents employed! The program is designed for people experiencing homelessness who want to rejoin the workforce or are already actively working. It takes a three-pronged approach to resolving homelessness by helping residents... ??Establish reliable employment with sufficient income ??Demonstrate healthy financial management ??Secure housing within budget Read about some of the early success we've witnessed as you meet residents, including graduated resident Vina Ochoa who was the first to move out: https://lnkd.in/gvvYqatK

Today, Greater Phoenix Chamber released another episode in their podcast "Let's Talk Business Phoenix", with Shannon Clancy, SVdP's Rob & Melani Walton Endowed CEO. In this episode, Shannon shares her inspiring journey to becoming St. Vincent de Paul’s first female CEO and discusses the organization’s vital mission to serve the Phoenix community. As the 2024 ATHENA Award recipient in the public sector, she highlights the transformative power of mentorship during National Mentoring Month and offers actionable advice on using mentorship to fuel career growth. Shannon also sheds light on the most pressing challenges facing the community and how St. Vincent de Paul addresses them through bold innovation and strategic collaboration. ?? Listen to Shannon's full episode here: https://lnkd.in/gb_DMkKp

It's always the season to be an angel for an Arizona neighbor in need. Our Chief Philanthropy Office Ryan Corry shares this message and more in his opinion piece published in The Daily Independent this month. Every day we see families facing homelessness. Ryan's op-ed challenges you to try SVdP’s app-based and online program, Angels on Call, as an innovative, year-round way to support homelessness prevention while learning about the exact family whose eviction you're preventing. Helping isn't only for the holidays. Make it a New Year's resolution to join our list of Angels. Imagine being the reason a family avoids eviction just by raising your hand to help. Read Ryan's op-ed to discover what it means be an Angel for an Arizona neighbor in need: https://lnkd.in/gnsPQT_3

Congratulations to our 2024 Diabetes Prevention Program graduates! St. Vincent de Paul’s Ben and Catherine Ivy Center for Family Wellness is one in many accredited centers in the country that deliver the National Diabetes Prevention Program. This program is built on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's proven curriculum, empowering individuals to prevent type 2 diabetes. The program helps participants gain essential skills in building healthy meals, staying physically active, managing stress, improving sleep, and so much more. Delivering comprehensive diabetes care and education, including life-changing programs like the National Diabetes Prevention Program, is made possible thanks to the generous $104,000 Mercy C.A.R.E.S Community Reinvestment grant from Mercy Care to our Ivy Center for Family Wellness. Thank you, Mercy Care, for supporting the health and well-being of our most vulnerable community!

We broke the record!! Turkey Tuesday, the largest one-day turkey drive in the nation, was a huge success in 2024!! Thanks to the support of our partners, 12News | KPNX-TV, Bashas', Food City, and Aj's Fine Foods, as well as our compassionate community members, we broke our all-time donation record with $844,603 in donations (both monetary donation and turkeys donated). This success wouldn't have been possible without the generosity of our community and partners! Your support allowed us to ensure families in need were able to enjoy a delicious meal together this holiday season! Thank you for your support!