Welcome
“Charity is the cement which binds Communities to God and persons to one another” – St Vincent de Paul, SSVP Patron
Scotland’s 2000 SSVP volunteer members provide support and assistance to people across the country on a daily basis. Working in 300 groups, they assist people in need in the best way that they can.
Latest News
Challenge Poverty Week 2024
Hundreds of organisations across Scotland are getting ready for this
Festival Mass – Diocese of Motherwell
The SSVP Diocese of Motherwell Festival Mass will take place
Gift Aid Awareness Day
The 3rd of October 2024 is Gift Aid awareness day!
Feast Day of Blessed Frédéric Ozanam
Today we celebrate the feast day of the St. Vincent
National Meeting 2024
What we do
A community of friends
Since being founded in 1833 by Frederic Ozanam and a group of friends, home visits have been at the core and heart of the work of SSVP members. The SSVP always works hard to respond to changing needs and has now established ‘Special works’, which provide one particular service.
