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Recently, St. Vincent de Paul Phoenix’s downtown dining room was fortunate to receive extra help serving food to the more than 700 homeless and working poor guests that get a nourishing meal there each and every day. Republican Congressman John Shadegg spent several hours greeting hundreds of homeless and working poor guests and handing out [...]
Ozanam Manor Director Mike Bell offers insight into the Ozanam Manor transitional housing program run by St. Vincent de Paul Phoenix. With so many challenges and barriers that face the Phoenix homeless on their journey to gain self-sufficiency, Ozanam Manor provides a safe, nurturing and supportive environment helping guests transition to independent permanent housing. Bell [...]
Are you looking for a unique gift for that special someone? It seems like many people are always on the lookout for gifts and not just any gift, but the perfect gift. And yet so often one ends up just buying something that they know the other person will like or use, but it really [...]
Ozzie’s Furnishings, is St. Vincent de Paul’s unique boutique-style store that offers high-quality furniture, elegant home décor accessories and one-of-a-kind furnishings. Styles range from antique to classic to contemporary. What is so special about Ozzie’s Furnishings is that each piece has been lovingly donated by people who want their fine family furnishings to be cherished [...]
No matter who you are the recent economic crisis has challenged everyone to re-examine their lives and determine what’s truly important to them. And as “cutting back” on things like eating out or buying a new pair of shoes seems like an obvious answer to the average person, it leaves little room for the homeless [...]
The Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation selected Society of St. Vincent de Paul Phoenix as one of their Foundation’s three $100,000 Grand Slam Award winners in 2010. The $100,000 award from the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation will fund the Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s Family Evening Meal-Grand Slam, which is a program created to provide a hot, [...]
One of the most important aspects of the mission statement of St. Vincent de Paul is to provide others with an opportunity to serve. I am reminded of that credo everyday thanks to the thousands of individuals who chose to volunteer their time with us. But I am still amazed at the unwavering dedication of [...]
Compiling benefits packages to suit the needs of the typical employee is a task often doomed to failure, especially in organisations that employ people from a range of backgrounds who are likely to have very different requirements. Rather than wasting considerable funds on benefits that are not likely to be needed or appreciated by the [...]
With so many different locations hoping to draw tourists to their sunny climes this year, one of Europe’s fastest rising coastal destinations is Larnaca in Cyprus, which is becoming ever more popular with holidaymakers as well as business travellers. This historical city on the shores of the Mediterranean offers much to appeal to cultural explorers [...]
When travelling to New York with a dog, you may think it would be difficult to find things to do with your canine companion. However, with some research and planning you may be surprised at the amount of pet friendly attractions you can find. For many dogs and their owners, one of the simplest pleasures [...]
Staying in Leigh offers a chance to get away from the busy streets and congestion of Manchester and Liverpool while still being just a short journey from those major cities by road or rail, as well as close to other metropolitan destinations like Wigan and Bolton. Whether you’re visiting Greater Manchester on business or to [...]
Employee benefits packages are no longer highly prized, rare assets that set one employer apart from their competitors, with the reality being that most employers are expected to offer at least some level of benefits to workers in suitably high positions. Employee benefits have become such a core part of contracts that many people would [...]
