COVID-19 Actions Until Further Notice:
Store is closed.
Dining Room and Restrooms are closed.
Urban Rest Stop laundry and shower facility is closed.
Bag Lunches will be available M-F, 11am – 1pm, at dining room doors.
Grocery food bags given as needed
Client Mail distributed Tuesday/Thursday at lunch.
Social Services will be by phone only: 541-772-3828 ext. 1, 10am-1pm, M-F, for Rent, Utility, and Medication expense relief only.
Shelter will not be accepting new residents.
Locker facility open 10am to 1pm Mon-Sat. All of this subject to change with out notice.
Wash hands with soap and water while saying the alphabet.
Please pray for an end to this quickly spreading illness. God Bless Us All Always.

For the past week St. Vincent de Paul has been offering reduced services as we struggle to adjust to the COVID-19 warnings. We have attempted to follow the Jackson County Continuum of Care recommendations.

Effective Monday, March 23, our Social Service offices will not serve clients in our offices. Rather, we will attempt to respond to calls for emergency service at 541-772-3828. Counselors will field calls between 10 am and 2 pm, plus respond to any calls left after hours. Primary topics of concern will be rent and utility relief as well as prescription drug payment assistance.

Our last formal Food Pantry distribution will be this Friday, March 20, between 10 am and one pm. We will respond to phone calls for food on a case by case basis.

We have closed our dining room and are now distributing sack lunches between 11 am and 1 pm. This will continue, Monday through Friday, until further notice. Food pantry bags will also be available at this time. Client mail will be distributed during lunch on Tuesday and Thursday.

Our Emergency Family Shelter remains open, but is not accepting additional guests.

We have closed the Urban Rest Stop, our shower and laundry facility.

The Thrift Store and donation door remain open, operating on reduced hours, Monday through Saturday, 10 am through 1 pm.

It is our sincere hope that these measures, in conjunction with all the coordinated efforts in Jackson County and throughout the nation, will result in a rapid decline in this disease. We look forward to returning to normal operations as soon as possible.

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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

Inspired by Gospel values, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a Catholic lay organization, leads women and men to join together to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to those who are needy and suffering in the tradition of its founder, Blessed Frédéric Ozanam, and patron, St. Vincent de Paul.

As a reflection of the whole family of God, members, who are known as Vincentians, are drawn from every ethnic and cultural background, age group, and economic level. Vincentians are united in an international society of charity by their spirit of poverty, humility and sharing, which is nourished by prayer and reflection, mutually supportive gatherings and adherence to a basic Rule.

Organized locally, Vincentians witness God's love by embracing all works of charity and justice. The Society collaborates with other people of good will in relieving need and addressing its causes, making no distinction in those served because, in them, Vincentians see the face of Christ.
 St. Vincent de Paul has been featured in two "Providence Minute" segments starring Fr. Jim Clifford and airing on NBC KOBI5.
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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.