St. Vincent’s Continues to Reopen Programs and Services
 
            St. Vincent de Paul continues to slowly reopen services to the community’s needy population
            Social Services will continue to handle rent and utility bill payments by phone (541-772-3828).  However, they will now accept walk-in clients on Tuesday and Thursday from 10 am until 2 pm.  Clients can get help to obtain IDs, bus passes, camping gear, furniture vouchers, personal hygiene items, diapers and pet food.  A table will be set up at the door and one client will be seen at a time.
On Tuesday, June 30, the Urban Rest Stop, the agency’s shower and laundry facility, will reopen.  It will be open Tuesday and Friday from 8 am until noon.  Clients for showers or laundry will check in at a table outside the facility and wait outside for their turn.  For COVID safety’s sake, there will be limited admissions.
            The Dining Room and Food Pantry continue to be closed for sit-down meals, but sack lunches and bags of groceries are available at the Dining Room doors Monday through Friday, 11 am until 1 pm.                  
            The Thrift Store continues to be open Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10 am until 3:30 pm.  Donations are also accepted at that time through a nearby warehouse.

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St. Vincent de Paul - Rogue Valley District Council

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The Society of St. Vincent de Paul was founded in France in 1883 to help the poor and destitute of Paris. 

The Rogue Valley District Council was established in 1982 to serve the poor and needy in Jackson County. Our all-volunteer staff serve all who come regardless of race, creed, religion or ethnic origin. 

We are committed to ensuring that the poor and needy of Jackson County have a safety net of support and encouragement. No work of charity is foreign to St. Vincent de Paul.  

Over 270 part-time volunteers provide all staffing and services, providing almost 84,890 volunteer hours in 2018.

Support for Families and Individuals in Need in 2019

  • Homeless Family shelter - We provided 6,180 bed nights. Emphasis is on emergency needs of parents with children.
  • Hot lunches and groceries – 44 volunteers provided 59,000 hot lunches, served Monday through Friday. The pantry supplies bagged groceries on the third and fourth Fridays of each month. We distributed 6,885 sacks of groceries, a 4-day supply in each sack, and 5,500 "no-cook" bags to our homeless clients who lack cooking facilities. We are also members of the Medford Food Project.  Our goal is for no one to be without food in Jackson County.
  • Urban Rest Stop – Volunteers provided over 7,155 showers and 5,130 loads of laundry for the homeless.
  • Advocacy/social service support –14 trained counselors helped 12,000 individuals with job training, utility bills, rental assistance, shelter and other necessities.  Designed to give people a "hand-up, not just a hand-out".
  • Home visits – 1,462 individuals visited in Ashland, Talent, Central Point, Medford and other locations in Jackson County. 

St. Vincent de Paul, 2424 N. Pacific Highway (Hwy 99), Medford, Oregon 97501, 541-772-3828


Leading with Vincentian Spirit 
From the writings of St. Vincent de Paul

“The streets will be long and unfriendly. The stairs will be steep, and the poor often ungrateful. You will find that charity is a heavy burden to carry – heavier than the bowl of soup, heavier than the full basket, but you will keep your gentleness and your smile.

It is not enough to give bread and soup. This the rest can do. You are the servant of the poor. You are always smiling. You are always good humored. The poor are your masters. You will find them terribly exacting. So the more unjust and insulting they are, the more unattractive they are, the more dirty they are, the more love you must give them. It is for your love alone that the poor will forgive you the crust of bread you give them.”


The Mission of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul

The Rogue Valley Council of St. Vincent de Paul is dedicated to providing compassionate support to the poor, regardless of race, creed, sex, sexual orientation or ethnic origin.  Each Council is locally organized, funded and staffed.  Our Council has no financial obligation to any church and no effort is made to preach, convert or proselytize. 
 
We have no paid employees and rely on 300+ volunteers to provide all of our services.  We own our own land and buildings, so pay no rent or mortgage.  Overhead costs such as insurance, utilities and repairs are paid for from Thrift Store revenues.  All donations we receive go directly to helping the needy.

 St. Vincent de Paul has been featured in two "Providence Minute" segments starring Fr. Jim Clifford and airing on NBC KOBI5.
Check them out:

SVDP Annual Report for 2019

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Society of St.Vincent de Paul

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We are dedicated to turning no individual in need away. In addition, we often receive referrals from other community agencies who are unable to help. 

Our facilities consist of four buildings on nearly four acres of land:
  • The Thrift Store sells donated
    items to the public and provides  free clothing, household necessities and furniture to those in need, using a voucher system. 
  • The main building contains our Emergency Family Shelter, Kitchen, Dining Room, Social Services, Food Pantry, and administrative offices. Attached to this building is the Urban Rest Stop which includes a waiting room, shower and laundry area.
  • Two warehouse buildings are used to store furniture, food pallets, school supplies, and seasonal items needed for the store.