Welcome to the St. Vincent de Paul -
Needles Website.
We invite you to browse through our site to learn who we are, what we do, and familiarize yourself with our mission of community outreach. The local St. Jude Conference exists to serve our neighbors in need within Needles, California, along with our neighbors in Topock and Mohave Valley, Arizona. We're all about "neighbors helping neighbors."
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St. Vincent de Paul Society
St. Jude Conference, Needles, California
Thrift Store & Special Services
839 Front Street, Needles, CA 92363
(760) 326-4420
9:00am ~ 2:00pm
Closed Sunday & Monday
email: svdpneedles@gmail.com
In FY 2011 thirteen (13) Vincentian volunteers in Needles donated 7,606 hours to help 7,075 neighbors in need through the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Part of the "special services" provided was the distribution of more than $30,443 worth of food to the needy. This amounts to approximately 85,000 pounds of food.
The population of Needles is just 5,225 with the closest California city 148 miles away (Barstow). 58% of Needles residents are on some sort of public assistance, with 53% of the population having an annual income of $10,000 or less. 35% of our clients come from Arizona and 7% are transients.
Mission Statement
We are a Catholic lay organization of Christians and concerned citizens following the spirit and example of St. Vincent de Paul. It is God's desire that we be universally loving of the poor. We are helping the less fortunate among us and challenging our community in their responsibility to the social problems that exist in our community.
Vision
"No work of charity is foreign to the Society." Need, not creed determines who is helped, and how.
Values
Love of God, self and neighbor
Service to others
Respect for life
Compassion
Inclusivity
Diversity
