Program areas at SVDP of San Mateo County / Society of St Vincent de Paul Particular Council of San Mateo Inc
SVDP provides safety net services to the precariously housed & homeless countywide through SVDP's peninsula family resource center & 3 SVDP homeless help centers. These services are delivered to 16,050 distinct house individuals & at 3 strategically located homeless help centers to 4,342 distinct homeless individuals.svdp provides rent & utility payments of $595,038 to prevent evictions. Food services of $842,835 are provided via 8,901 home visits & 68,181 meals & other services are given at the homeless help centers. $200,571 of clothing & furniture is also provided from 3 thrift stores to those in need. These services are made possible by 2,450 volunteer members. These are the combined safety net services of the parent & the group.
SVDP's thrift stores program provide free goods to the needy, offer low cost goods to the community, recycle used merchandise, & offer rehabilitation employment. Free goods are provided through our redemption program utilizing vouchers.4,868 store vouchers for clothing, furniture & household items were distributed during home visits, etc. & at 3 homeless help centers. Employment & job training is also provided to the developmentally disabled & those impacted by their status in the criminal justice system. The stores also support a merchandise recycling program for the benefit of the environment.
SVDP's restorative justice ministry (rjm) offers pastoral care to victims/families, the incarcerated/families and re-entry services. SVDP's rjm chaplaincy supports victims, the incarcerated & families. Volunteers gave hours of dedicated service to, distinct individuals through visits at men & women's jails, prisons, juvenile facilities & other sites.svdp's catherines' center is a residential program for women recently released from incarceration, providing care for mind, body & spirit. Phase one's primary program has space for 9 residents and a post graduate program for accepted candidates has space for 9 residents. (continued on schedule o)during this second phase, support is provided for stable employment, family bonding & achieving educational goals. This rjm safe house helps women transform their lives and move beyond the bonds of incarceration reducing recidivism. Ongoing support is offered to all alumnae.