February-March 2025: Watertown Savings Bank (WSB) is once again offering Customer Service Awards to worthwhile service organizations in our community. Each year St. Vincent de Paul partly depends on their gift which allows us to buy winter clothing or furniture for our clients, to prevent eviction from their homes by helping with back rent, assisting with fuel costs to keep the heat on, restoring electricity to those who have defaulted on their electric bills, and much more. Whether you are a WSB customer or not, you can vote by clicking here and filling out the short form as directed, listing St. Luke's St. Vincent de Paul in the space labeled Local Nonprofit. Many thanks for helping us with our work. If you wish to make a direct gift to St. Vincent de Paul at St. Luke's, you can do so here. God bless you for your generosity!

Welcome
The St. Vincent de Paul Society (SVDP) is an international Christian volunteer organization dedicated to tackling poverty and disadvantage by providing practical assistance to those in need, irrespective of faith, ethnicity, age, or gender. It is a lay group founded in 1833 in Paris by Blessed Frederic Ozanam and his companions. Placed under the patronage of St. Vincent de Paul, it seeks inspiration from his thoughts and works in the spirit of justice and charity.
More details about what we do:
As part of our mission, we strive to assist families to meet their goals. It might be simply by encouraging them with support and prayer. Our society responds to requests for help by first visiting those in need to obtain a more thorough overview of their situation. Then the members decide what the group can do, versus what needs to be referred to other local, state, or federal agencies. Help includes food vouchers; baskets of food; clothing and gifts at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter; referrals to agencies for assistance with emergency shelter, rent, and utilities; clothing and furnishings; food stamps; food pantries; transportation; healthcare; legal advice; debt counseling and career training. When appropriate, we work in collaboration with these agencies. Alternatively, it might be simply encouraging them with support and prayer and helping them take the next step.
SVDP operates several stores in the area including large stores in Stoughton, Lynn, Plainville, Lawrence, and Lowell, where clothing, furniture, and household goods are available at much reduced costs.
St. Vincent de Paul recognizes that material or financial assistance may help those it visits overcome crises, but developing longer-term solutions to their needs is our eventual hope.
All our funding comes directly from you, through donations. 100% of these funds go directly to those we serve.
The St. Vincent de Paul Society (SVDP) is an international Christian volunteer organization dedicated to tackling poverty and disadvantage by providing practical assistance to those in need, irrespective of faith, ethnicity, age, or gender. It is a lay group founded in 1833 in Paris by Blessed Frederic Ozanam and his companions. Placed under the patronage of St. Vincent de Paul, it seeks inspiration from his thoughts and works in the spirit of justice and charity.
More details about what we do:
As part of our mission, we strive to assist families to meet their goals. It might be simply by encouraging them with support and prayer. Our society responds to requests for help by first visiting those in need to obtain a more thorough overview of their situation. Then the members decide what the group can do, versus what needs to be referred to other local, state, or federal agencies. Help includes food vouchers; baskets of food; clothing and gifts at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter; referrals to agencies for assistance with emergency shelter, rent, and utilities; clothing and furnishings; food stamps; food pantries; transportation; healthcare; legal advice; debt counseling and career training. When appropriate, we work in collaboration with these agencies. Alternatively, it might be simply encouraging them with support and prayer and helping them take the next step.
SVDP operates several stores in the area including large stores in Stoughton, Lynn, Plainville, Lawrence, and Lowell, where clothing, furniture, and household goods are available at much reduced costs.
St. Vincent de Paul recognizes that material or financial assistance may help those it visits overcome crises, but developing longer-term solutions to their needs is our eventual hope.
All our funding comes directly from you, through donations. 100% of these funds go directly to those we serve.

Want to get involved?
Contact Us
St. Luke's St. Vincent de Paul Society
Phone: 781-530-7087 or 617-484-1996 (press 2)
Fax: 617-484-7831
- We are currently looking for new members to join us in our work! Email [email protected] to be connected with our team and learn more about how you can help us help others.
- Donate clothing at our area SVDP box behind St. Joseph's Church, 130 Common St. Belmont (box is located down the rear driveway, right off Orchard Street)
- Make a memorial donation to honor a loved one. Online donations may be made here.
- Provide a cash gift to help further our ministry.
Contact Us
St. Luke's St. Vincent de Paul Society
Phone: 781-530-7087 or 617-484-1996 (press 2)
Fax: 617-484-7831