The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is one of the oldest charitable organizations in the world. Inspired by the Gospel values and the life of St. Vincent de Paul, we are a Catholic lay organization with 777,000 members, known as Vincentians, in 149 countries. Our primary goal is to grow spiritually and to offer person-to-person service to those in need. Poverty comes in many forms and “no act of charity is foreign to our society”.