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No matter your skill set, available time, career aspirations or interests, St. Vincent de Paul — Madison has a place for you. From our thrift stores and food pantry, to our community garden and home visits, employees and volunteers alike do good here. Join a team of dedicated people passionate about helping people in their neighborhood thrive.
- Food pantry volunteer
As St. Vincent de Paul — Madison encompasses seven thrift stores and several programs of assistance people looking for both retail experience or nonprofit work are welcome! St. Vinny’s Thrift Stores provide a fast-paced retail experience with room to grow while our programs of assistance provide dedicated, community-focused people a great non-for-profit experience. We will not discriminate against an employee or applicant on the basis of age, race, color, disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, arrest record, conviction record, military service, or use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer’s premises during nonworking hours, or any characteristic protected by applicable local, state and federal law. Click here for our Non-discrimination Policy.
Training and background check required.
Want to serve others? You can feed struggling Dane County families by lending your time and talent as a St. Vincent de Paul — Madison volunteer. By providing food and prescriptions to struggling families, they can pay their other bills, like rent and utilities. As a volunteer, you’ll feed families, sustain the health of adults, relieve suffering, prevent homelessness, and restore hope for your neighbors in need. You can do all that by sharing just two hours per week at St. Vincent de Paul — Madison. It can’t happen without you. Volunteers enjoy the benefits of teamwork and have fun serving others!
Training and background check required.
Volunteers help sort and pack boxes of food or load and direct cars in the outdoor drive-through pantry. Weekday, two-hour shifts are available. Individuals, couples, and students ages middle-school and up are welcome.
See options for church, club or business groups of 5-20 here.
Contact Zoe Lavender, Volunteer Coordinator, at (608) 442-7200 x71 or zlavender@svdpmadison.org.
Learn MorePortal for Current VolunteersApply NowThe St. Vincent de Paul Charitable Pharmacy provides free prescriptions to uninsured adult patients. You can provide compassionate, personal care as a Front Desk Helper, Interpreter, or Prescription Filler. No medical training is required.
Contact Zoe Lavender, Volunteer Coordinator, at (608) 442-7200 x71 or zlavender@svdpmadison.org.
Learn MorePortal for Current VolunteersApply NowGrow fresh produce for our neighbors in need at Lacy Garden. All produce grown at the 1.25-acre site is distributed through the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry. No previous gardening experience is necessary. Regular work sessions are held Mondays and Thursdays from 5:00pm – 6:30pm, May through October supervised by volunteer leaders. Special work sessions may be arranged for groups at alternate times. Individuals, families, corporate, and youth groups are all welcome.
Learn MoreApply NowInspired by Gospel values, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a Catholic lay organization leading women and men to join together to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to those who are needy and suffering. Based in Catholic parishes, Vincentians gather together in groups called Conferences which focus on spirituality, fellowship and works of charity.
Training and background check required.
A core group of several hundred people in Dane County serve as local members of the global Society of St. Vincent de Paul. These members join together to grow spiritually by providing person-to-person service to our neighbors in need. All services that our members and other volunteers provide through the Society are offered without regard to the religious beliefs, race or gender of those we assist.
Contact Gayle Westfahl, Membership Director, at (608) 442-7200 x35 to join.
Learn MoreJoinMember ResourcesThe Madison St. Vincent de Paul Youth Service Council (YSC) is part of the District Council of Madison, Inc., Society of St. Vincent de Paul. The YSC is comprised of high school students from Catholic parishes throughout Dane County dedicated to service, faith and friendship. The Council plans events each year and joins the global mission to grow in spirituality through service and friendship. The YSC meets twice monthly on Monday nights between September and May.
Contact Gayle Westfahl, Membership Director, at (608) 442-7200 x35 to join.
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