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
“Writing the Circular letter is a gift from God in my life.” Brother Renato Lima de Oliveira -16th President General International
We are delighted to share this year’s Circular Letter, written
Stop the Rot! Call on supermarkets to tackle food waste in their supply chains
Stop the Rot – A Campaign For a Fairer Food
#ScrapTheCap
Poverty Alliance campaigns to end the benefit cap The vast
Vincentian Reflections – Spiritual Readings
Vincentian Reflections Jan - Mar 2022 Our Vincentian Spiritual readings
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.