Outreach News

- Bonnie Sepich/Outreach Coordinator - (253) 473-4960 or outreach@visitationchurch.org

The St. Vincent de Paul Conference of visitation has certainly answered thius call of Our Lord!

Through its programs, the Conference has served the nedds of our neighborhood well:

• running a food bank.
• providing vouchers for clothing, furniture and other itmes needed to make a house a home and other necessities of life through the SVDP Angel Room.
• making and distributing sack lunches for those who don't have a home.
• providing bus tickets for local travel.
• another program helps people who are facing eviction or electricity cut-off notices

The work of our Vicentians has been admirable, but could only be accomplished due to the generosity of the members of the Visitation Faith Family.

Printed below are the figures reflecting how many of our neighbors were served through these programs in the past year, October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007.

• We served 6821 people with either a sack lunch or bags of groceries. We stimate the value of this food as: $73,021.00.
• We gave approximately 50,016 pounds of food.
• We wrote vouchers for furniture, household goods and clothing which helped 855 people.
• We wrote checks to assist 343 people for rents and utilities.
• We gave bus tickets to help 632 people.
• We assisted 294 people with gas vouchers.

We must continue to provide for the needy, your prayers and continued generosity will insure that these programs continue. May God bless our Faith Family.

- Bonnie Sepich/Outreach Coordinator - (253) 473-4960 or outreach@visitationchurch.org