Little Hands, Big Hearts: A Gift of Lemonade and Love Today, our hearts were filled to the brim with thanks to four young cousins from St. Philip School who stopped by our Food Pantry with a special delivery. After running a lemonade stand together, they made the extraordinary decision to donate all their profits to [...]
Society of St. Vincent de Paul, District of Evansville Thrift Store Position Title: Manager Position Type: Full Time, Salaried Target Start Date: Summer, 2025 Mission Statement: A network of friends, inspired by Gospel values, growing in holiness and building a more just world through personal relationships with and service to people in need. Position Overview [...]
Residents can call 2-1-1 to find local cooling centers during extreme heat With extreme summer temperatures expected in Indiana over the next several days, cooling centers will be open across the state for those in need of a safe and cool place to stay. Indiana 211 is your community's resource for updated locations and hours [...]
The thrift store has been very fortunate to be receiving large donations and welcomed at multiple yard sales to accept the remaining items for donation. However, this is putting us in a tight situation with space and helping hands. We are running out of room to store and process the donations we are receiving. If [...]
The District of Evansville of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul has hired Mary Reed as their new Manager for the food pantry. Ms. Reed begins her duties Wednesday, June 4th. The current manager, Sr. Donna Marie Herr, OSB, will remain until June 30 to help with the transition. Sr. Donna has served as [...]
The District of Evansville of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul has hired Ashley Newell, PhD, as their new Executive Director. Dr. Newell will assume her duties on Tuesday, June 2. The current Executive Director, Joseph Cook, will remain until June 21 to help with the transition. Dr. Newell was raised in a Catholic, [...]
The Evansville District of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is looking for donors to sponsor its eighteenth annual "Friends of the Poor" Walk on September 27, 2025. Donations from sponsors fund the operations of the District Council in its support of the district's nineteen conferences, food pantry and thrift store. The District of [...]
Two graduates of “Getting Ahead in a Just Gettin’-by World” (“Getting Ahead”) led by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Evansville, were recently approved for low-interest consumer loans at First Federal Savings Bank in Evansville. Graduates of St. Vincent de Paul’s “Getting Ahead” program may be eligible for a fully backed consumer loan [...]
Over seventy-five Vincentians and Daughters of Charity gathered for their annual Lenten retreat on Saturday, March 15 in the St. Vincent Conference Room at the Mater Dei Provincialate in Evansville. The speaker was Tim Williams, the Senior Director of Formation and Leadership Development for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, USA. Mr. Williams [...]
The St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry installed a new electronic message sign this summer. Through the assistance of a $20,000 grant from the Evansville Endowment Fund, community members can now be updated on the latest news regarding the food pantry and other St. Vincent de Paul outreach efforts. The Evansville Endowment Fund originated in [...]
