We’re Ending Homelessness
Veterans and Civilians who are homeless
We believe that everyone has the right to live in dignified and affordable housing.
Making Homelessness Rare. Brief. One-Time.
Our Programs
We are passionate about our work and have adopted a “Housing First” principle that guides each of our programs.
Permanent Supportive Housing Programs
Individual & Veteran Services
Rapid Re-Housing Program
Individual & Veteran Services
SVdP CARES works to rapidly house those experiencing homelessness within 30 days.
Food Programs
Individual & Veteran Services
Homeless Services
Individual & Veteran Services
Homeless services are available to all those that need a hand-up from homelessness.
Community Thrift Store
A Social Enterprise
Profits from the Community Thrift Store & Fabulous Finds Re-Sale Shop support our housing programs and clients.
Legal Services
Veteran Legal Services
Message from our CEO
The team at St. Vincent de Paul CARES continues to work daily to end homelessness and change the trajectory of the lives we touch. This year, we successfully did so at a rate of over five households per workday. As economic pressures and weather events impacted the people entrusted to our care, we served at unprecedented levels across all programs.
SVdP CARES merged with the Charlotte County Homeless Coalition. The Charlotte County Homeless Coalition was renamed the Charlotte CARE Center, ensuring that the needs of people in that community continued to be met.
During the year, our rapid rehousing team placed 1,184 households into housing. Construction began of Vincentian Village, a $28 million 73-unit permanent supportive housing apartment complex in Downtown St. Petersburg.
I would like to express my gratitude to the community and our board for their unwavering support as SVdP CARES continues its quest for a community free from homelessness and poverty.
Michael J. Raposa, C.E.O.
St. Vincent de Paul CARES
Become a Good Samaritan
Good Samaritans, by their monthly donations, enable SVdP CARES to provide a hand up to even more of our homeless neighbors. Good Samaritans Circle of Excellence donors enable SVdP CARES to provide “Welcome Home” packages to all households permanently housed. Together, we are working to give a hand up to our neighbors in need by providing safe and secure housing.
Real Faces of Homelessness
These are the stories of homelessness. Learn more about the families, Veterans, and individuals SVdP CARES is helping.
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SVdP CARES Careers
SVdP CARES is a fast growing non-profit looking for professionals and service workers who have a desire to help people who are faced with the crisis of homelessness discover a better tomorrow.
Hear from Our Employees
Why we do the work we do.
“It is knowing that we are able to bring the security of a home to those we serve that keeps me going even when I’m exhausted. It is why I love my job, no matter how hard it gets.”
Teresa
SVdP CARES Housing Specialist“Helping out the veterans who are homeless. Delivering their beds. They are very happy when we deliver and put up the beds for them. It means they have a safe place to sleep, a roof over their head, and Matt and I love doing it.”
Kevin
Community Thrift Store Truck Driver“We’re in the business of caring for people…it’s in our name, ‘CARES.’ People in shelters can be the forgotten population… but here, they’re not forgotten anymore. I can look at everyone out there and know their story because I get to know them, even if I’m not physically working with them.”
Leota
Operations ManagerService Areas
SVdP CARES serves 19 counties across 7,678+ square miles of Florida. Everyone is welcome through our doors, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, age, national origin, citizen, mental disability, genetic information, veteran or military status sexual orientation, and gender identity.
Contact Us
Let’s work together to eradicate poverty and homelessness one precious household at a time.
Administrative Office
384 15th Street N
St Petersburg, FL 33705
Email: info@svdp.care
Phone: (727) 823-2516