St Vincent De Paul Society
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Individual Assistance
In addition to operating our Retail Thrift Store in Rohnert Park and our free Dining Room in Santa Rosa, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Sonoma also provides . Call 707.584.1579 for a referral to individual assistance or stop by the Dining Room.
Neighborhood volunteers (called ), are organized around SVdP Conferences that are located in neighborhoods within the County.
Vincentians provide person to person assistance by visiting the needy in their homes, learning about their specific situation and offering personalized helprovide vouchers for clothing and / or furniture and offer compassionate care.
This is one of the distinguishing characteristics between the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and other organizations who aid the less-fortunate.
While we are delighted to assist those who seek us out through our Dining Room or Thrift Store, our volunteers try to identify people who might benefit from our services, often going into people's homes to learn the extent of the needs.
Vincentians making the home visit may offer assistance by linking them to our Free Dining Room or Retail Thrift Store; introducing them to our partner agencies for individual case management, job training or government assistance; or offering housing referrals or spiritual guidance.
It is our goal to provide not only immediate help, but also help to build bridges to long term solutions. We help individuals to resolve the issues that put them in a position of need in the first place.
Free Dining Room, Santa Rosa
Opened in 1984, the Free Dining Room is one of the oldest and largest facilities in Santa Rosa to serve hot meals to the hungry, seven days per week, 365 days per year. Each year, serve more than 90,000 nourishing meals to the .
The Free Dining Room relies on the support of many people from varied backgrounds who in excess of 10,000 hours of time each year. Also many grocery/specialty stores, restaurants, the and other suppliers generously donate over $700,000 of food per year, helping to keep our program cost-effective.
Caring volunteers in our free Dining Room prepare and serve a hot, nutritious lunch from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm every day, 365 days a year.
The Dining Room is located in the Railroad Square area of Santa Rosa, at 610 Wilson Street. Entrance is through the back of the building off 7th St.
For more information about our Free Dining Room, visit our website at www.svdp-sonoma.org call 707.528.7580.
Thrift Store, Rohnert Park
In addition to offering and affordable shopping options on gently used clothing, furniture and household goods, we work with local agencies to accommodate particularly needy clients with home furnishings or clothing. In order to receive emergency clothing or furniture, a referral from a or is required.
Best of all, unlike many other thrift-store chains, the merchandise you donate to or purchase at our Thrift Store has a . One-hundred percent of our store profits are fed back into our , providing much-needed
Much to the delight of our more fortunate customers, we also serve as a secret source of one of a kind collectibles, unique furniture and vintage clothing.
Furniture (bedroom, living room, family room, patio)
Beds (new and remanufactured)
Home accessories
Artwork & prints
Electronics (see note below) & small appliances
Clocks
Household goods, dishes, glassware, small kitchen appliances
Linens & bedding
Sports equipment
Toys
Books, records, CDs, DVDs
Men's, Women's, Children's - Clothing, Shoes, & Accessories
Job Training Program
District Council of Sonoma County's Thrift Store partners with West County Community Services to provide a robust job training program to transitional workers. WCCS Job Coach Linda Carantzalis works out of the SVdP Warehouse and Thrift Store where she utilizes her case management skills to place and support employees in retail, warehouse, sorting, floor management, and cashiering positions before moving them on to more permanent job placements in the community.
Recycling - Keeping Sonoma County Green!
Note: We accept all TVs, monitors, & computers, working or not for our Electronics Recycling Program!
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St Vincent De Paul Society
Board of directorsas of 06/06/2016
Mr. Randy DeCaminada
No Affiliation
Randy DeCaminada
Luis Penaloza
David Armstrong
Ron Plasse
Louise Mason
Jack Macy
Don Nowacki
Julie La Plante
Dave Rogers
Jack Tibbets
Barbara Stevens