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St Vincent De Paul Archdiocese Of Santa Fe

Volunteer Appreciation Month

At SVdP we are neighbors helping neighbors. We don’t have a large staff. We carry out our mission of providing loving and compassionate person-to-person assistance through the dedication and heart of caring people, motivated by faith, giving generously of their time.

This Volunteer Appreciation Month, we say a heartfelt THANK YOU to the 1,000+ volunteers that show up to care for our community members. We see you, and we appreciate your commitment to house, feed, clothe, and advocate in partnership with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Archdiocese of Santa Fe.

If you are looking for a way to get connected as a volunteer, please click the button below or respond to this email.

New to SVdP?

If you're a new volunteer, partner, or donor (or just a curious community member) here's a little bit about us...

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Archdiocese of Santa Fe is a lay Catholic organization that exists to deliver loving and compassionate person-to-person assistance in building a path out of poverty. We serve all, primarily in the areas of food provision and homelessness prevention. Our services are low-barrier, culturally responsive, and equity-based—as residents from an area are positioned to serve their neighbors.

Our organization works across much of New Mexico through a network of 39 local SVdP Conferences (chapters) at local parishes. Each Conference is made up completely of volunteers. These volunteers each distribute assistance to their regional communities through relational visits where they get to know the community member and the need firsthand. Through rental assistance, utility help, food, and clothing, these SVdP volunteers carry out the work of keeping people housed and fed. Of these 39 local aid groups, 19 have formal food distributions.

Last year, SVdP distributed $2M in rental and utility assistance and $3M in food essentials with 98,000 neighbors in need benefitting from our support. Our volunteers invested 65,000 hours in helping to keep their neighbors housed and fed through more than 33,000 person-to-person visits.

Click here to hear from several of our volunteers and staff about what SVdP means to them.

2026 Highlights (So Far)

A Story of Hope

Ms. Margaret is a retired school teacher who is known and cherished in the community. Though many have been blessed by knowing and learning from Ms. Margaret, most days she does not make it out of the house, as she has health and mobility limitations.

When Ms. Margaret reached out to our team, she had a simple request—her hot water heater needed repair. Because our model for mission is based upon visiting with our neighbors in order to get to know them and hear more fully about their needs, when we got to her house, we discovered that Ms. Margaret actually needed much more than just a new water heater. You see, her water heater had broken down; however, it had then leaked all over the floor of her trailer home. This damage seemed to have happened some time before she connected with us because, by the time our volunteers visited with Ms. Margaret, the floors of her trailer home had rotted and holes had formed, exposing the ground below.

Thanks to Ms. Margaret’s call to our Helpline and to our model of visitation and relational connection, our team was able to support Ms. Margaret with repairs to her floor and her water heater—enabling her to remain in her home for what we hope are many years to come.

Invitation to Partner

The work of meeting people where they are with hope and heart is not solitary work. We do it together. We must.

If you have been encouraged or inspired by the work we are honored to do at SVdP, would you consider joining us as a financial partner? Donations can be placed easily through the link below, and options are available for a one-time or recurring donation. Alternatively, checks can be mailed to the address below. We would be honored to partner with you in working to build paths out of poverty through relationship and advocacy.

If you or someone you know is at risk of eviction or utilities disconnection, is facing food insecurity, or does not possess adequate clothing for the climate, our Helpline Team is here to help with a non-judgemental listening ear: 505-346-1600 (Ext. 4).