Connecting for Good
We are devoted to feeding, clothing, housing, and healing individuals and families in the Western NC Swannanoa Valley. We do so much more than just financial assistance. We give hope and assurance that others care, when things seem very dark. By helping with love and respect, we show people that they matter and they are children of God.
SVdP supports our neighbors with things like:
Rent
Utility bills
Car repair/gas
Gift cards
Bus tickets
Donate
We are a 501c3 non-profit charity.
Your tax-deductible donation check can be made payable to SVdP and mailed to:
SVdP
PO Box 4
Swannanoa, NC 28778
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Donations may also be made through parish St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church's website. Click on the button below and scroll down to our St. Vincent de Paul Society.
Your gift of:
• $1,000 can help pay a neighbor's rent
• $400 can help pay for a car repair
• $150 can help pay a utility bill
• $80 helps with groceries
• $50 helps with gas for a car
• Prayer makes a difference in the lives of the people we serve
Need Help
Neighbors in east Asheville, Swannanoa, and Black Mountain
Meet Janice
Janice is a single mom with 4 children. She works as a Certified Nursing Assistant. Her husband left the family, and she has no support from him yet. She recently had emergency surgery and missed several weeks of work. She has returned to work part-time, but still has a limitation of not lifting more than 10 pounds. Janice got behind on their bills, and SVdP was able to help with a car payment. We also sent her a grocery gift card, a Community Resource Guide, and connected her to Catholic Charities for the children’s school supplies and Angel Tree Programs.
Meet Jim
Jim was found on I40 slumped over the steering wheel of his long haul 18-wheeler. He’d had a stroke 1,500 miles from his TX home! After a few days in the hospital, Jim was released with a few dollars in his pocket, a pink-slip from his employer, and hospitalization follow-up appointments. SVdP and several other local agencies helped with food, a motel, and transportation.
Days passed, and we assumed Jim had left for home. Unfortunately, he’d had another more severe stroke and was again in the hospital. On release, he needed help again. Two of our SVdP volunteers drove him from the hospital to a motel, covering 2 days stay, a grocery gift card, and a prepaid cell phone (his phone broke while in the hospital). Now the challenge was to get Jim back to TX.
Due to Jim’s medical condition, he could not fly, or ride in a car for any distance. The only option was Amtrak. SVdP drove Jim from Black Mountain to Spartanburg to catch a 4am train to New Orleans for an overnight layover. SVdP in New Orleans stepped in and helped to make sure Jim had a place to stay until his journey to TX continued the next day. He is now taking therapy and living with his sister in San Antonio.
Volunteer: Become a Vincentian
The vocation of the Society’s members, who are called “Vincentians”, is to follow Christ through service to those in need and so bear witness to His compassionate and liberating love. We do this through personal encounters with those we serve. We serve in hope.
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Reach out to us by calling 828-582-7932