🚐 Help Us Fund a VINNIE’S VAN for OUTREACH🚐

‍Our Outreach Team travels across Pierce County connecting with people living outside — bringing food, water, hygiene supplies, and connections to shelter and housing. ‍ ‍

A reliable outreach vehicle means we can reach more people, deliver more supplies, and respond quickly during extreme weather or when transporting to Emergency Motel Shelter. ‍We are raising funds to purchase a dedicated Outreach Vinnie’s Van, and thanks to our community, we’ve already made incredible progress! 💕

‍ Campaign Progress
Goal: $20,000 for a used Outreach Van
Raised: $8,000
Remaining: $12,000 ‍ ‍

Now we’re asking for your help so we can zoom to the finish line. ‍If you’d like to support this effort, please consider donating or sharing this post. Or, if you have a gently used van you would like to donate, please message us. ‍Together we can put outreach on the road. 💙

‍Every penny donated to our Homelessness Prevention & Basic Needs Program over the next two weeks, (March 6th thru March 20th) will go directly towards the purchase of a St. Vinnie’s  Outreach Van. Blessings!

‍Click the “SUPPORT ST VINNIE’S” link at the top of the page.

‍AND OTHER AMAZING NEWS….

St. Vincent de Paul Tacoma, Pierce County now operates two resource centers to better serve our Neighbors in Need. The Family Resource Center, in partnership with Catholic Community Services, opened Nov 3rd and is geared towards families and young adults (18-24). Both centers provide compassionate, no-cost support to neighbors facing crisis, instability, or homelessness—regardless of race, religion, gender expression, or orientation.

🏠 Community Resource Center (CRC)
4009 South 56th Street, Tacoma
Located next to our Tacoma Thrift Store, the Community Resource Center serves individuals and couples seeking immediate support and connection to resources.
Open Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday
10 AM – 3 PM No appointment necessary

👨‍👩‍👧 Family Resource Center (FRC)
5050 South Tacoma Way, Tacoma
The Family Resource Center supports families with children, multigenerational households, and young adults (18 - 24).
Open Monday – Friday
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM No appointment necessary.

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St Vincent de Paul of Tacoma, Pierce County provides financial, material and spiritual support and assistance designed to promote self-sufficiency, stability and provide basic needs to our neighbors in need regardless of race, religion or orientation.

We provide a continuum of care to persons facing crisis, instability and homelessness. Together, we address critical needs such as housing solutions, shelter solutions, substance abuse disorder support, mental health stability, support for Hispanic and Native American populations, and basic survival needs for both housed and unhoused individuals.

We are a local, non-profit, catholic lay organization, serving people in need since 1926. We help without judgment and with a deep regard for our shared humanity.

Your gift matters!

In 2024, we helped 34,000 people and provided more than $1 million in financial assistance to our neighbors in need!  

We thank you for your support!

SVdP’s Resource Centers

We provide a continuum of care to persons facing crisis, instability, homelessness and those in need regardless of race, religion or orientation. Together, we address critical needs such as housing solutions, shelter solutions, substance abuse disorder support, mental health stability, support for bilingual and Native American populations, and basic survival needs for both housed and unhoused individuals.

Are you in need of support services?

Our Community Resource Center & Family Resource Center serves Pierce County’s Neighbors in Need

CRC, located at 4009 S. 56th adjacent to the Thrift off South Tacoma Way is open Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat & Sun from 10 am - 3 pm.

FRC, located at 5050 South Tacoma Way is open Mon - Fri from 9:30 am - 4:30pm to serve families and young adults (18-24).

No appointment needed. Walk-Ins welcome.

 

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John Berry, National President of SVdP USA: Our Work to Protect the Poor Must Go on After Reconciliation Bill Passage
John Berry, National President of SVdP USA: Our Work to Protect the Poor Must Go on After Reconciliation Bill Passage

In the Gospel reading on July 4, our nation’s independence day, Jesus called Matthew to join the disciples, prompting the Pharisees to ask why he ate with tax collectors and sinners. Jesus responded, “Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do. Go and learn the meaning of the words, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’”

This reading is fitting. After all, America was founded as a Christian nation. At our best, we are a nation of Matthews, sinners who hear the Word and follow Him…

Jake Nau, Community Resource Center Outreach Manager, Speaks Out About the Crisis of Unhoused Seniors & Individuals Living with Disabilities
Jake Nau, Community Resource Center Outreach Manager, Speaks Out About the Crisis of Unhoused Seniors & Individuals Living with Disabilities

St Vincent de Paul of Tacoma, Pierce County Outreach Team works tirelessly on behalf of the unhoused residents of Pierce County—and Community Resource Center Outreach Manager Jake Nau, who helped launch and now manages the SVdP Street Outreach Program, is leading the charge.

As reported by the Tacoma News Tribune on June 4th, 2025, Jake spoke before the Pierce County Council’s Health and Human Services Committee earlier this month about the crisis unfolding in plain sight: the rising number of seniors and people with disabilities living unhoused…

A Record-Breaking Night for St. Vinnies!
A Record-Breaking Night for St. Vinnies!

Thanks to the incredible generosity of our community, the 2025 St. Vinnie’s Vintage & Artsy Auction raised an astounding $93,581 (and counting!)—our most successful fundraiser to date!

Here’s a look at how far we’ve come…

Statement from John Berry, St Vincent de Paul USA President, on the Election of Pope Leo XIV
Statement from John Berry, St Vincent de Paul USA President, on the Election of Pope Leo XIV

The moment a new Pope steps onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica for the first time is always a powerful reminder that the Catholic Church endures and that the Holy Spirit is not finished with us yet. On behalf of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul USA, I offer heartfelt congratulations to the Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV. We assure him of our prayers, our support, and our continued service to those in need as we are called to do by the Gospel…

Testimonials From Our Community

  • Joan, Thrift Store Customer

    Every sales person I dealt with went above and beyond to answer questions, help me find things and check me out when I was done.

  • Ashlie, Mission Outreach Client

    St. Vincent de Paul has been a miracle for our family. We were about to be evicted and they worked with us and the landlord to help keep our family in our home. I am so overwhelmed with gratitude. I don’t know how to thank St. Vinnies enough for what they did for our family.

  • Katrina, Mission Outreach Client

    I am penning this letter with an exuberant amount of gratitude for supporting me in a critical time with the gas card and vehicle repairs. With so many individuals out of work, homeless or barely surviving, St. Vincent de Paul is a staple of refuge.

  • Gary, Thrift Store Customer

    All the employees are great! Each day they bring so much to so many. Bless them ALL.

  • Susan, Thrift Store Customer

    We shop your store regularly and we always have a good experience. Your store is well organized and we find lots of interesting items. We are especially impressed with your staff. Lindsey has always been friendly and helpful, and so have Desiree and Malia. It is always a fun and rewarding experience to shop SVdP in Tacoma. THRIFT IS HIP !!

  • Fionna, Thrift Store Customer

    Everyone was so kind! The store was organized very well and the selection was great. My friend took me there for the first time and now I see why they rave about this place! ❤️

  • Cathy L., Production Manager, St. Vinnies

    I thought I was going to be a cashier. It turned out to be a second chance, not just a job. I love our mission. Giving back to the poor is my main thing and that’s what we do here.

  • Rodrigo, Mission Outreach Client

    I was jobless for 6 months. Once I got a job again, I wouldn't have had enough gas to get there without help from St. Vinnie's.

  • June, Thrift Store Customer

    You all are very kind, helpful and giving and understanding to all of your customers! I love coming! Also, the sales are fantastic!

  • Jill, Thrift Store Customer

    The team is always so nice and helpful, and I am always scoring great finds! Thanks for all your hard work in keeping this treasure trove going!

We greatly appreciate your support.

Thank you for supporting St. Vinnie’s mission to help our neighbors in need.

All donations are 100% tax-deductible and stay in our community, benefiting Pierce County residents.

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