St. Brigid Roman Catholic Church
St. Vincent
de Paul Village
What is St. Vincent de Paul Village and what do they do?
The St. Vincent de Paul center started in 1950 as a small operation handing out peanut butter sandwiches. In 1982, a San Diego bishop asked - well, convinced - Father Joe Carroll to head the center. Father Joe decided something more was needed than a "band-aid" approach of serving lunchtime sandwiches on weekdays. The opening of the Joan Kroc Center in 1987 marked the beginning of St. Vincent de Paul Village. Three nutritious meals are now served every day of the year. A case manager meets with each client to customize care based on his or her needs. St. Vincent's helps people earn GEDs, train on computers, find jobs at Village employment fairs, receive medical and dental care, and take charge of their own destiny. Children learn at the on-site county-run elementary school.How can you get involved?
St. Brigid's Young Adults sponsors a group of up to 12 volunteers to assist in the preparation, serving and clean up for dinner. Please feel free to invite any friends or family to come and volunteer. Volunteers under the age of 18 will need to sign a special release form. The trips usually occur on the third Saturday of each month, but please see the Social Ministries calendar to verify the actual dates planned.The group meets at the main reception area at St. Vincent de Paul Village located in downtown San Diego at 1401 Imperial Avenue at 4pm. Secured parking is available at the Village for the volunteers. Once we have checked in, the fun begins. We assist in preparing, serving and clean-up for dinner service. Dinner service is from 4:30pm to 6pm.
As we will be working with food, it is important that you either bring a baseball cap for your hair or you will be issued a limited edition St. Vincent de Paul hairnet. Please also be sure to wear pants (no shorts allowed) and comfortable closed-toe shoes with non-slip soles.
Contact Shawn Fox at shawn.fox@sbcglobal.net or 858-270-3886 with any questions and to confirm your dates of volunteering.
