Public rush to volunteer with SVP in the face of Covid-19

Countless people are contacting the SVP to volunteer to help people in need as the Coronavirus crisis deepens.We have been inundated with calls from people who want to help those who may or who may be...

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Light a Candle: a place of spiritual calm

If you’re missing the opportunity to go to church to light a candle and pray for an intention, here is a beautiful alternative: you can now Light a Candle here on this website for any cause of – a...

fundraising
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Higher Education Scheme (HES)

Higher Education Scheme (HES)

Designed for undergraduate students, a limited number of medical students are sponsored each year but the majority of Higher Education Scheme students are BSc nurses or engineers.  

By sponsoring a Higher Education student, you will help open up their job opportunities, which in turn will benefit their family and wider community.

Blackfriar Volunteers and Manager with Toni and John who are homeless

Food for thought: How the SVP is fighting food poverty

Winston Waller is worried. The families he visits every week with his group of fellow volunteers are hungry and the pressures on them are growing worse.Winston, and his wife Joanna have been the SVP a...

community projects
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Letter to our Prime Minister

SVP National President Helen O’Shea has written to Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, calling on him to help those on the margins of society and make Britain a fairer place. Her letter MinisterI am the...

A Christmas message from SVP National President

A special Christmas message from SVP National President, Helen O'Shea, to all SVP members and staff who are busy at this time of year helping those in need across England and Wales. ...

events

Building God's Kingdom

On Friday 21 and Saturday 22 June 2019, “Building the Kingdom”, the title of the SVP’s National Meeting, took place at Loughborough University in the diocese of Nottingham.Members from the last...

Tower House Support Centre Celebrating Volunteers

This June National Volunteers' Week saw the SVP's Tower House Community Centre celebrating its many volunteers. The SVP's latest Community Support Centre, based in Brighton, flung open its doors who...

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