Amelie Merrick of St Joseph’s Roman Catholic School Mini Vinnies presents a bouquet of flowers to HRH the Princess Royal

Royal visit celebrates amazing foodbank project

The Princess Royal has visited members of a unique group of charities who collectively provided over 400,000 meals to people in need on Canvey Island, Essex, during the pandemic. The St Vincent (SVP)...

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Love and hatred of motivational posters

SVP Director for Membership Jon Cornwall shines a theological torch at the often misguided use of quotes.I spend more time on social media than I care to admit, and occasionally in my 3am efforts the...

The ‘bun run’ is just one a tiny act of kindness which makes the world a better place

'Plugging into Frederic’s network' by Frank Cottrell-Boyce

Award-winning author and screenwriter Frank Cottrell-Boyce explains the significance of tiny acts of kindness and why Blessed Frédéric Ozanam would have loved WhatsApp…Blessed Frédéric have have...

A perfect circle

Awareness Month provides a timely opportunity to celebrate and reflect on the SVP’s achievements, the wonderful people associated with the Society, and the transformative power of also a time to and...

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In-work poverty and the SVP

Former Leeds West MP and staunch SVP member and patron John Battle examines the hidden scourge of in-work poverty.Roy, in his forties, has spent long periods trying to get work as he has no The for up...

Freedom Day, but why are we not free?

SVP President Helen O’Shea reflects on the significance of small gestures of kindness and why September is so important this year…It was billed as ‘Freedom Day’ but July 19 didn’t In fact, a...

Ann and Mary sit together at a table putting together a jigsaw

Time to care

The greatest gift you can give is time. It’s a precious commodity, after all we only have a limited amount of it, so giving it shows the recipient that you care. That’s what befriending is why so...

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Our response to the Nationality and Borders Bill

The government introduced the Nationality and Borders Bill to Parliament today. This landmark policy represents a worrying development as it will effectively remove the few available safe routes in a...

Two women being helped with documentation by an adviser at the St Vincent's centre

Holding on to hope for our European neighbours

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