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SVP welcomes JRS migration report

The SVP has welcomed the Jesuit Refugee Service’s report Being Human in the Asylum System.The report sets out the principles for a fairer system for migrants and criticises the proposals for The a...

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A fantasy cuppa reflection

By Jon Cornwall, SVP Director of MembershipSat in a beautifully decorated Parisian living room, each new detail I notice serves to make me feel more comfortable and welcome. I can hear the distant of...

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Enjoy Tea With The SVP to support your community

The SVP is celebrating the Society's birthday with a week-long campaign to raise funds for our grassroots work fighting poverty with dignity.The Tea With The SVP campaign, which runs from 19-23 with...

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SVP member celebrates 100th birthday with charity challenge

Indefatigable great-grandmother Pat Bishop is marking her 100th birthday by walking 500 steps every day during Lent to raise money for families around the world living without access to water.Pat, and...

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‘Angels’ came to help me, now I’m one of them

International Women’s Day celebrates gender equality, and the strength and bravery of women to create an inclusive world. When Alison’s world fell apart, she had to draw on her resilience and of a...

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Jenny completes 1,000-mile trek for Sudan appeal

Jenny Wilson, 74, of Bletchingley, Surrey, embodies International Women’s Day. She has completed a 1,000 mile trek to raise money for the SVP’s Baby Feeding Programme in South Sudan, but she sign...

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SVP responds to the Chancellor’s Budget, March 3, 2021

By Elizabeth Palmer, CEO of the St Vincent de Paul Society (England and Wales)Today’s Budget delivered by Chancellor Rishi Sunak represents one of the most important political statements of and at a...

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This Lent give up a little time to help others, SVP urges

The SVP is encouraging people to make Lent extra meaningful this year by giving up a little of their time to help others during the Covid-19 pandemic.It’s traditional for many to give up some other...

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