St. Ignatius' Free Lunch Program

Maui, president of the St. Ignatius Conference of Charity volunteers, packing homemade meals for those who come seeking a warm, free meal to-go. "It is out of love. Sometimes our pantries are empty, but the next day we'll get so much food. God truly provides." -Maui

Sharing a meal together at St. Ignatius' free lunch program.

STEAMCODERS Coding Camp

Last Saturday, 14 students completed our first coding camp led by wonderful, experienced volunteers. Students were able to create and present digital stories of their likes and interests to their classmates, utilizing their new learned coding skills in a fun and creative way. 

SVdPLA is currently planning on organizing this free coding camp again as many of the parents, volunteers, and students agreed that it was a great program and benefit for the community.

Navidad En El Barrio at SVdPLA

Navidad En El Barrio had its annual Christmas Gift Basket Kick-off Meeting today at St. Vincent de Paul, to plan Christmas meals to the less fortunate. Thanks for joining us!

Bishop Hying's National Assembly Talk

SVdP National Episcopal Advisor the Most Reverend Donald J. Hying gave a very moving spiritual talk at the 2018 National Assembly in San Diego. Here is the talk in its entirety.

Hike 4 Kids 2018

Yesterday, September 9th, 2018, hikers of all ages trekked the Echo Mountain Trail in Altadena in support of a worthy cause: reopening and rebuilding Circle V Ranch, our summer camp for disadvantaged children.

Circle V camp counselors, representatives from our generous sponsors, former campers, LA Council President Ray Sweet, Society employees, Vincentians, and their friends made it all the way to the top.

"It was a tough hike," many said, but the view and the cause were worth it.

An outdoor Mass to kick off the hike.

Hikers at the halfway point.

Admiring the view.

Awardees.

A Labor Day Celebration

This past Thursday, August 30th, 2018, SVdPLA employees cooled off on a warm day by snacking on free, customizable snow cones! Thank you to HR for organizing this fun early Labor Day celebration!

CBS2/KCAL9 Donate School Backpacks

Yesterday employees from CBS2/KCAL9 donated backpacks filled with school supplies and $3,380 in contributions to St. Vincent de Paul of Los Angeles to be distributed to low-income school children in LA.