St. Vincent de Paul Sonoma County

Good morning Sonoma County! Today is our Seniors and College Students Sale Day! 40% Off ~ Normal restrictions apply

Friends & Community Members, It is with great sadness that the Society of St. Vincent de Paul has decided to discontinue operation of the St. Vincent de Paul Free Dining Room effective November 1st, 2020. The Board of Directors has been weighing this question for years, but finally decided to close the facility during their July Board meeting. The decision was based on declining volunteer and donor interest. When the Kitchen opened back in 1981, it was run almost entirely by ...dedicated volunteers and required little financial support from donors and net profits generated by the Thrift Store. Since then, as volunteer interest declined, SVDP has had to dramatically ramp up donor dollars to fund paid staff in the kitchen. For over 10 years, the Dining Room has run a loss of varying amounts between $100,000 and $200,000 per year. For the longest time, SVDP covered this difference by digging into its reserves to cover the shortfall. Looking back, SVDP has spent well over $1,000,000 in financial reserves. What's more, we are now seeing new volunteer-driven grassroots organizations entering the food-provision space, such as Sonoma Applied Village Services, Sonoma Acts of Kindness, Sonoma Food Runners, among many other organizations in the area. At some point, any nonprofit must assess its costs, realize its opportunity costs, and face facts when there are others out there who are doing the work more cost-efficiently. That said, there is a good ending to this long-running story. St. Vincent de Paul is in talks with a local all-volunteer food organization that is interested in using the space to continue meal service. Should this partnership materialize, SVDP will provide basic supports, such as the space, utilities, a refrigerated food truck, and cover maintenence costs. This cost-effective partnership will hopefully provide a seamless transition, enabling service to continue. This will be cost-effective and allow SVDP to continue to pursue housing and sheltering the homeless, but allow new organizations to step forward in the food space. Like SVDP aided in the incubation of the Redwood Empire Food Bank in the late 80's by allowing use of our Rohnert Park wharehouse, we hope that this move will help another emergent organization get a toehold and become an impactful force of change. As for SVDP, we have opened a new home for transitional-age foster youth, and as that program grows, we hope to open more homes like it in the future. We also hope to introduce 54 units of permanent supportive housing this winter by completing construction on the Gold Coin Motel, which SVDP purchased in December of 2019. Finally, SVDP will continue to operate the Los Guilicos Shelter, Non-congregate Shelter at the Fairgrounds, among other programs, such as the Homeless Court, Vehicle Registration Program, and Disaster Services. We are deeply grateful to the innumerable volunteers, staff, and donors who have supported this Dining Room for the past 40 years.

Starting this Sunday October 11th we will now be open 7 days a week!!! So come on out and see us this Sunday!

Hey Sonoma County don't forget we have Senior, Veterans and College Student Sale Days!!!

Did you know that we sell Re-Furbished Mattresses & Box Springs as well as New Metal Bed Frames?! Well we do, for extremely low prices Plus No Sales Tax! (If you plan on paying with cash, keep in mind we DO NOT take bills over $20) ALL SALES ARE FINAL Twin Mattress $109 Twin Box Spring $79 Twin Set $159 Full Mattress $119... Full Box Spring $89 Full Set $179 Queen Mattress $279 Queen Box Spring $159 Queen Set $349 Cal King Mattress $339 Cal King Box Spring $209 Cal King Set $429 Twin / Full Metal Bed Frame $39 Full / Queen Metal Bed Frame $49 Queen / Cal King Metal Bed Frame $69 See more

Hello Sonoma County! We have missed you greatly! We have exciting NEWS! Our Store is reopening Tuesday the 22nd of September!!!!! Our new business hours are as follows 10am to 6pm Monday through Saturday. All customers are required to wear a mask and practice social distancing while shopping in our store. We are so excited to see you all!

Dear Sonoma County we thank you for your continued support during this time. We wanted to let you know that our brick and mortar Thrift Store will continue to be closed in accordance with the Sonoma County's Shelter in Place Order. This extension does not have an end date. However beginning May 4th our St. Vincent de Paul Sonoma County's eBay page will be open for online purchases ONLY and items will be shipped out (No local pickup). We will keep you up to date as the information comes in. We appreciate your patience and understanding and apologize in advance for any inconvenience.

SVDP is grateful to have played a small role in the establishment and operation of the Los Guilicos Village, and we are glad to see these indoor/outdoor shelters continue.

Hello Sonoma County!! Our front entrance makeover is finished!! The photo does not do it justice, we fully support you stopping in and taking a look for yourself! and who knows, you might stumble upon a treasure or two in the process. #SVDPsonomacounty

St. Vincent de Paul is proud to support the County’s efforts to end homelessness by operating the Los Gulicos Temporary Village. Thank you, News of the North Bay for covering today’s meeting.