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St Vincent de Paul Canberra/Goulburn
Vinnies Canberra Goulburn has a diverse and dedicated workforce comprising of over 500 members, 2000 volunteers and 240 plus employees who work side by side serving those less fortunate in our communities.
The St Vincent de Paul Society (the Society) is an international, lay Catholic organisation tackling poverty and disadvantage, assisting people in need, and combating social injustice.
The Society was founded in 1833 in Paris by a group of young people who wanted to actively engage in addressing social disadvantage.
The Society now operates in more than 150 countries and has over 800,000 volunteer members. There are more than 60,000 volunteers in Australia, of whom around 2,000 work in the ACT and the surrounding region.
Through our members, volunteers, and staff the St Vincent de Paul Society Canberra/Goulburn has been serving the local community since 1924. We aim to bring about lasting change to the lives of people in need.
We provide practical frontline support, advocacy, and friendship to the most vulnerable members of our community. Our objective is to assist any person in need regardless of creed, ethnic or social background, health, gender, or political opinion. We achieve this through offering ‘a hand up not a hand-out.’
The Society is a registered, charitable ,not-for-profit organisation. It is incorporated in each state and territory. The Australian National Council includes the President of each state and territory, and the president of the National Council represents Australia on the International General Council.
The income of the Society in the ACT is derived principally from donations, retail income from our retail shops and specific program funding from the ACT Government and the Australian Government Department of Social Services.