Societe Saint-Vincent de Paul - Conseil de Paris

Our Mission

The mission and purpose of the "Societe de Saint Vincent-de-Paul - Conseil de Paris" (Society of Saint Vincent-de-Paul - Paris Council), hereafter SSVP-Paris, which brings together the network of "Conferences of Saint Vincent-de-Paul" (CSVP) and Specialized Associations (AS) in Paris, is to: 1) Carry out or support, by any means at its disposal, all initiatives in favor of social aid and action, fraternity, goodwill, foresight, health protection, , material, moral and spiritual assistance, and all charitable works ; promote any action in the fields of food aid, clothing or hygiene and health, fraternal welcome, integration, accommodation, housing or improvement of housing for disadvantaged people and possibly rent or acquire real estate for this purpose ; manage resources from collections, donations and bequests, both real and personal, and ensure that they are spent efficiently and prudently in the service of the poor. 2) Where necessary, coordinate the activities of CSVPs and their works established or to be established in Paris, support their development and encourage the creation of new CSVPs or ASs ; encourage cooperation between the CSVPs in Paris, particularly on financial matters, especially when the addresses of people accompanied in need change, or when solidarity actions are called for at Paris, national or international level; ensure that the various CSVP and AS know each other and meet; ensure the democratic life of the CSVPs by monitoring their development and, if necessary, proposing to the CNF that they be mothballed, regrouped or spun off ; encourage the twinning of CSVPs in Paris with CSVPs in other departments and other countries, particularly those in the developing world, and provide them with material and moral support ; share SSVP-Paris actions with the national SSVP network by various means, including the use of digital tools for internal exchange, resources and sharing set up by the French national council of the Society of Saint Vincent-de Paul, hereafter SSVP-CNF; 3) Raise awareness of the SSVP's activities using the documents, media and tools (logo and graphic charter) adopted by the SSVP-CNF ; to make known and to make live in the CSVP the Rule of the SSVP which puts the service of the dignity of the brother, often called "diaconia", at the heart of their life; ensure that new volunteers are welcomed and integrated into the activities of the CSVPs and that Vincentians in the various CSVPs form a genuine fraternal community ; offer Vincentians, Presidents and other people in charge of CSVPs, training courses, including those set up by the SSVP-CNF ; to promote the thought and memory of Frederic Ozanam by all means, in particular by distributing his writings.