Give money
You can be part of this compassionate work without leaving your chair – make a contribution online through our secure payment facility.
Give time
Join our team of members and volunteers who are ‘the hands and feet’ of Jesus – bringing comfort and relief to suffering people in their communities.
Give later
Leaving a bequest to SSVP is the painless way to give. It costs nothing now –only when you no longer need your money does it pass on to us.
Give useful items
Food, toiletries,second-hand clothing, blankets, household items, fabric, knitting wool, building materials and paint are always needed.
Kindness of strangers – mince and vetkoek prepared by our Germiston conference, ready for the early morning queue of desperate people who went to bed hungry the night before.
A hot meal means more than you can imagine
For many of us, winter means reaching for a warm jersey, enjoying a hot cup of tea, and gathering around the dinner table with family.
But for thousands of vulnerable South Africans, winter means something very different.
It means standing in a queue, hoping there will be a bowl of hot stew waiting at the end of it. Facing another cold night without enough food, warm clothing, or blankets to keep out the bitter chill.
Every winter, members of the Society of St Vincent de Paul meet people who are carrying burdens far heavier than just the cold. Elderly people living on meagre pensions. Parents struggling to feed their children. Men and women without shelter. Families trying to survive in homes that offer little protection from winter’s icy wind.
Yet even in these difficult circumstances, something remarkable happens.
A hot bowl of stew restores strength. A blanket brings comfort. A second-hand coat offers protection. And the kindness of a stranger reminds someone that they are seen … that they matter.
This winter, you can be that stranger.
Your donation will help provide nourishing meals, warm clothing, blankets, and hope to people who would otherwise go cold and hungry.
Every gift, no matter the size, helps bring warmth, dignity, and hope to someone in true and desperate need.
Thank you for opening your heart to those in need.
Heart of our work
Our core work involves alleviating the worst human suffering in areas of abject poverty – where families live in homes made of cardboard or thin plastic … where unemployment and malnutrition is rife … and where parents are dying and leaving children to care for one another.
We help the hungry, the homeless, the sick, vulnerable children and destitute aged.
And because most of the work is done by volunteers, almost every cent you donate goes directly to helping those in need.
Recent News
Mid-year treat – new school shoes for growing feet!
When your family has very little money, longing for a new pair of shiny shoes to wear to school is a dream that seldom comes true.
Unless, kind donors support our SSVP volunteers … selfless, committed Christians who see Jesus in the face of the poor people they meet.
67 Minutes. Countless Moments of Impact.
Our Vincentian brothers and sisters strive to ‘make every day a Mandela Day’. But even so, Mandela Day brings a special surge of volunteer activity – all aimed at uplifting our less fortunate neighbours.
Thanks for helping bring winter warmth where it’s needed most
As if being poor and hungry is not enough, winter brings an extra level of suffering to those who live in makeshift tin shacks.
However hard you try, the biting wind can always find a way through gaps in the wall and under the roof.
Visit to Frederic Place brings warmth and cheer to vulnerable elders
When you’re old, destitute and all alone in the world, it’s easy to think that you’ve been forgotten. That’s why volunteers from SSVP take time to visit vulnerable elders at Frederic Place, bringing gifts of cake, cold drink, beanies and blankets.
International Day of Vincentian Youth
On 11 July 2026, NWKZN CC Youth celebrated the International Day of Vincentian Youth by donating Morvite Cereal for patients attending Duduza Hospice Care Centre at Mariaratchiz, Dundee.
Vincentian Spirit Alive on Campus: SSVP Visits UJ and VUT ACTS
The purpose of these visits is clear: to encourage young people to serve with humility, compassion, and joy. This mission is deeply rooted in the Society’s origins.
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