Victoria's new 2024-2025 Impact Report is now available.

Last year, $18.3 million was provided to assist people in need through:

• $10.3 million in Food Insecurity services
• $5.8 million in Cost of Living services
• $1.6 million in Homelessness services 
• $0.6 million in Education services

Read about the impact of VincentCare and VincentCare Community Services and how they are facilitating real change.

A 'New Line of Defence Against Hunger’ as demand for food explodes in Melbourne's south east

The St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria has today (21 November) opened the South Eastern Soup Van Hub in Hallam, a critical new facility responding to the catastrophic surge in demand for food relief across Melbourne's south east.

The South Eastern Soup Van Hub was officially opened by Belinda Wilson, MP for Narre Warren North; Michael Quinn, Victorian State President, St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria (pictured); Dr Jennifer Fitzgerald AM, Group CEO of St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria and the Mayor of Casey Stefan Koomen. 

This Christmas help stop poverty becoming the new normal for people like Sarah.

“I honestly didn’t know how we’d survive,” Sarah says. “From where we were standing, the future was looking very dark.”

The support from Vinnies changed everything. 

“Having Vinnies is almost like having another family. They’ve restored my faith in humanity and given me hope for the future,” said Sarah.