St. Vincent de Paul Atlanta

Welcome to our blog!
SVdP's Web Site:http://www.svdpatl.org/

Search this blog:

Search This Blog

Monday, November 29, 2010

Did You Know?

Often when I meet people for the first time the subject of 'What do you do?' comes up.  I guess we all tend to use the exchange of occupational information as a comfortable and easy way to develop relationships and find common ground with others.

Usually, when I tell people that I work with St. Vincent de Paul. I get one of three reactions;   the first being a quizzical stare or a furrowed brow as people try and figure out who and what St. Vincent de Paul is, the second an enthusiastic 'Oh, your the people with the great Thrift Stores, or finally a comment about what great work SVdP does for people in need in our community.

Each of those, for me, is a great response.  Because in the first case I get to tell people about all the incredible things that St. Vincent de Paul does (and has done since 1903) for the people in need here in Georgia and across the world.  In the second case I get to tell people, 'Well if you think the Thrift Stores are great wait till you hear about everything else we do!".  And in the third case I get to thanks them and see how they can engage with us to continue that great work.

So which of those three answers would you give?  Since you're on this website and reading this blog you likely know something about SVdP and the work we do.  But how much do you know?

Did you know that SVdP Atlanta is one of the Top 50 biggest nonprofits in Georgia and that last year we helped over 179,000 people?

Did you know we operate over 35 food pantries, 10 Thrift Stores, 4 Family Support Centers, and 2 temporary housing programs?

Did you know that we conduct GED preparation classes in English and Spanish for people working to better themselves by getting their High School degree?

Did you know that we have over 70 local conferences of volunteers working across North and Middle Georgia?

Did you know that we provided over $13 million dollars worth of direct financial assistance and in-kind support to people in need last year?

Did you know that we have a Pharmacy Program that provides free prescription medicine to people?
 
Would you like to learn more about what we do?  Would you like to help?  We'd love to have you.  Then you can tell people that you work with St. Vincent de Paul - and how incredibly proud you will be to do so!

No comments:

Post a Comment