MES – much more than just a soup kitchen
MES Soup Kitchens MES (Mould Empower Serve) have started up a food kitchen in the Presbyterian Church Hall at the corner of Louw and Hafele Streets, a few minutes walk from the Durbanville Catholic Church. MES is one of several organisations that SVP are able to help thanks to your generous donations. MES is one of our food partners we are supporting during the lockdown […]
MercyAids Thank You
The following is an excerpt from a letter sent to St Vincent de Paul Durbanville from the Mercy Aids Foundation I also want to commend you on the work you are doing and the support that Saint Vincent De Paul Society at the Durbanville Catholic Church is doing. We know all these organisations you mention and […]
Council General’s Actions against Covid-19 in the Last 60 Days
Two months ago, the world was forced to slow down. Due to the new Coronavirus outbreak (Covid-19), mankind has reduced its activities, closed down its trade, and suspended its travels to mitigate this terrible pandemic, which is taking thousands of lives. A Covid-19 vaccine has not been developed yet. Amongst Covid-19 deaths are some Vincentians, relatives of Vincentians and our friends in need.
SVP Coronavirus Update 14th. May 2020
The Society of St Vincent de Paul and our partners have been helping to feed the poor in Athlone, Fisantekraal, Manenberg and in and around the surrounding areas. View the following letters and picture galleries. 1. A letter from the Hillson Africa Foundation Yesterday was the culmination to a big week in seeing the Hillsong […]
Report From Olympians – Our Covid-19 Partners
The Olympians reported on their activities during these trying times of lockdown in South Africa due to the Covid-19 pandemic. You can read the Olympian’s report below. Click on the scroll arrows at the bottom left of the document to view additional pages
TYGERBERG HOSPITAL MATERNITY WARD APPEAL
The Society of St Vincent de Paul is appealing, on behalf of the Tygerberg Hospital, for your help to donate baby clothing, bottles, blankets and soft toys for the Tygerberg Hospital Maternity Ward. If you are able to donate any of these items, please would you contact either Mike Collier on 076 842 7027 (mcollier@xsinet.co.za) […]
Hillsong Foundation
The Society of St Vincent de Paul has paid the sum of R5,000 to the Hillsong Foundation to aid them in their cause in feeding the poor in Fisantekraal. The Hillsong Foundation is a non-profit organisation based in South Africa that is passionate about building lives that will build the nation. Their goal is to help […]
Toni Dammert Foundation
The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) has donated R5,000 to the Toni Dammert Foundation to help feed the poor in these very difficult times. The TD Foundation is a non-profit company in Kuilsriver,Cape Town which main aim is to assist the under privileged community through handing out nutritional soup, bread and food parcels.The […]
Coronavirus – Hotspot Library helping those in need
Following a request from the Hotspot Library in Kraaifontein to assist with some donation to buy ingredients to make food for people that are struggling in this period, SVP Durbanville has donated R2000 to this cause. A Community activist, Terrence Crowster, has reopened a pop-up container library in a bid to inspire the youth to […]
Coronavirus – Helping MES feed the poor.
SERVING THE INNER CITY AND HOMELESS COMMUNITY DURING COVID-19 OUTBREAK As out country grapples with the growing number of confirmed cases of people infected with the Coronavirus (Covid-19), non-profit organisations are faced with the challenge of how to operate in a very sensitive time. Our Hillbrow, Cape Town, Kempton Park and Port Elizabeth branches are […]