Who are the Society of St Vincent de Paul Christchurch?

St Vincent de Paul Christchurch (known as Vinnies) is part of the International Society of St Vincent de Paul. 
With the support of amazing volunteers from local communities around Canterbury, help is given to those in need by:
  • ​Providing food parcels and other practical assistance such as clothing, furniture, home wares, uniforms and stationery;
  • Running three Vinnies shops across our city (Richmond, Papanui and Hornby) selling good quality, low cost donated clothing and home wares whilst raising funds to help people in need;
  • Visiting people in prison and hospital;
  • Involving youth in Vinnies’ work;
  • Providing non-judgemental and supportive community service. 
 A key strength of our service is that we deliver support directly to people’s homes, ensuring that people who cannot access transport are not isolated from the help they need. 
In 2020 across Canterbury 7,137 visits of assistance were made to people in their homes
Learn more - https://www.svdp.org.nz/page/about/

Key Figures

Years in Christchurch
Canterbury households helped in October 2021
Households helped in Christchurch in 2021

Our Mission

The Society of St Vincent de Paul is an international Catholic lay organisation inspired by the Gospels of Jesus Christ. Vincentians work in a caring and practical manner to promote human dignity and justice through personal contact with those in need.