SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL

Thrift stores - the st. Louis council operates eight thrift stores in st. Louis city, st. Louis county and st. Charles. The stores provide several services to the council office, our volunteer vincentian members and our neighbors in need. In addition to accepting drop-off donations of gently used goods, our stores are also some of the few in the area that pick up goods from donors around the area. The stores then sell those items, as well as some new items, to the public in geographical areas that benefit from donations but can also serve our neighbors in need. In addition to helping fund the st. Louis council office, the stores provided approximately 178 jobs, some to our neighbors in need. They also work collaboratively with our parish-based conferences in providing goods to families in need, including clothing, furniture, housewares and mattresses. They also directly helped people with $604,907 worth of goods that were given through the voucher program.