The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) was founded in 1833 in Paris by a young lawyer, Frederic Ozanam who wanted to help the destitute and poor of the city. He chose St Vincent de Paul to be its patron as Vincent had been known as ‘ The Father of the poor’ in an earlier generation.

St Vincent our patron said, ‘ Go to the poor; you will find God’.

 

 

Frederic Ozanam, our founder, said ‘ Charity must never look to the past but always to the future because the number of its past works is still very small and the present and future miseries that it must alleviate are infinite’.

All members must be screened by the Diocesan Authorities for suitability and DBS checks are compulsory for members who visit those who might be classified as vulnerable. All of our work is confidential too. You can contact us via the website or via any member of the Conference

 

National website: http://www.svp.org.uk/