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St. Vincent de Paul of Southwest Idaho

our staff as a sounding board,” which could include money for car Valley because [of] the fairly on-going pandemic, volunteers
May said. “The idea is it’s a safe repairs, storage space, furniture or booming economy,” May said. are needed to support the food
place. They’ve got someone they clothing, anything that could help “We have such a generous pantries and other programs.
can talk with and who can help prevent an individual or family community.” Part of that is to ensure reduced
them with their next steps.” from becoming homeless. Monetary donations can be risk for older volunteers and
“We’re always looking for “We look at everything equally,” given as well, generally or to others at higher risk. Currently,
someone who has that heart for he added. St. Vincent de Paul specific programs, or without a approximately, St. Vincent de Paul
that work,” he added. volunteers make thousands of designation, because “sometimes it of Southwest Idaho has 1,600
home visits, often providing $150 can be hard to know what is most volunteers.
‘The linchpin of – $250 per family. beneficial.” May assures the money “To thrive the most vulnerable
St. Vincent de Paul’ How you can help goes where it needs to. Donations have to be helped, included,”

It all started with home visits in can be made at svdpid.org. May said. “We can do so much
Today, unanticipated and
more when we think about our
the 1800s. Volunteers would go During the holidays, there’s a on-going needs include masks, community. So many nonprofits,
into people’s homes, beginning lot of strain and stress with the hand-sanitizer and more cleaning volunteers in the community, are
in Paris, and assisting those who unknown, May said, and, after the supplies. just giving of themselves. [And]
asked for help. Today, many who beginning of the year, St. Vincent “We’re very careful with we’re being changed ourselves,
call for help seek rent or utility de Paul is anticipating a housing donations, resources given to us,” being more open to empathy. I’d
payment assistance, but the aid crisis, following a mortium and May said. “We want to make sure it call it even more human.”
doesn’t stop there. other intentions to slow evictions, goes to positive change.”
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“We don’t limit ourselves,” but “they’re going to go away.” Additionally, partly due to the St Vincent de Paul of Southwest Idaho
May said. “By design, it’s flexible,” “We’re blessed in the Treasure