The Young Vincentian Schools Programme offers a framework for young people to get involved with needy and disadvantaged groups, providing invaluable formative experiences on the road to recently a on...
Published on 23/07/2016
Bishop of Leeds, Marcus Stock, has opened the symbolic ‘door of mercy’ at two Yorkshire SVP centres.In Leeds, the day marked the official opening of the support centre following a recent move of a...
Published on 08/07/2016
A group of SVP Mini Vinnies from St Mary’s Primary School in Hexham, Northumberland, have received the Speaker’s Award in recognition of their fundraising work for a local the valuable work out...
Published on 01/07/2016
In celebration of Volunteers’ Week, the Yorkshire Evening Post published a series of articles looking at the work of local SVP volunteers:‘Volunteers celebrated by charity’ – an overview SVP...
Published on 02/06/2016
From mid-June to July, people young and old will join together in 15 towns and cities around the country for ‘The Big Mile’, a joint initiative by the SVP and CSAN to raise awareness of poverty to...
Published on 01/06/2016
Caring for a person with dementia can be challenging both physically and emotionally. It can be a round-the-clock job with little support; finding time for yourself can be a struggle, and carers with...
Published on 14/05/2016
During this Jubilee Year of Mercy, Pope Francis is calling upon Catholics to reach out to those on the margins of Society – something the SVP in England & Wales has been doing since 1844.The of the...
Published on 22/04/2016
A dedicated team of SVP volunteer drivers have helped to keep a mum and her son together through the dark times.When, back in 2012, a mother from Wallasey heard that her adult son had suffered brain a...
Published on 01/03/2016
For most people, hunger is just a hypothetical concept. But for SVP member Winston Waller, working to prevent hunger for millions of adults and children in this country is top of his agenda. In for...
Published on 12/02/2016
Visiting isolated and lonely people is of economic benefit to society, according to a study carried out for the SVP.Half a million visits to vulnerable people are carried out by the SVP’s each out...
Published on 15/01/2016