Saint Vincent de Paul Society (SVP) The SVP Society is an international Christian voluntary organisation dedicated to tackling poverty and disadvantage by providing direct practical assistance to anyone in need. "Helping make a difference...!"
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Contact us...Mobile phone: 07531818731 (please leave contact details so we can get back to you) or
Email: [email protected] or Speak to your priest who will put you in touch with an SVP member. Do you know anyone in need of our help? Please refer them to us: In order to prevent misunderstandings please obtain permission from the person that you refer to us |
Our ActivitiesProviding practical help and support whenever possible for those who need it in our Parish and nearby areas:
Providing comfort and emotional help to the lonely or troubled: a listening ear, help with form filling, short respite care; Providing emergency food parcels for those in need; Providing Christmas and Easter presents to needy families in our Parish. Thanks to Supporters and Helpers
The children and staff at St. Mary's Catholic primary school in Studley donated lots of food items from their harvest festival appeal and £336 towards the SVP Christmas Party on Saturday 19th December in Birmingham.
Children and young adults from our Parish schools are involved in the Soup kitchen and Outreach projects and are really ‘making a difference’.
In this photograph pupils from St Bede's Middle School make sandwiches for the homeless. Staff and students from St Augustine's High School and St Bede's are regular volunteers. Our Parish Schools also help us to raise money for the work we do: Tesco Bag Pack October 2014 - 20 children and staff from St Bede's Middle School collected over £345 on this occasion 
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Other faith groups and 6 more SVP groups carry out this work on other evenings so that every night of the year is covered. Or course, helping alleviate their hardship brings its own rewards.
As well as that, our Outreach group seeks to help and comfort those we find sleeping rough on the streets of Birmingham, supplying Vinnie packs, sleeping bags, simple food and basic clothing and sanitary needs when required. 
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel SVP gain valuable insight into how best to help the homeless of Birmingham during their trip to London - March 20th 2015
SVP members and others meet outside Westminster Cathedral.
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SVP Fact-finding Party meet His Eminence Cardinal Vincent Nicholls in London on March 20th, 2015. They went with Monsignor Pat Browne, Monsignor Michael White, Phil Yates, Lisa Dawson and Ben Rafiqui - all interested in setting up proper facilities for the Homeless and needy of Birmingham and district.
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The group went to meet Lorraine from 'The Passage' where they spent over an hour hearing about their wonderful practical and holistic approach to help those most in need. Amazingly and sadly they have an average of 150, mostly men, visiting them each day for help and assistance.
With 33 years experience the service they offer is beautifully tailored to get the best outcomes for the people seeking their support.
They next went to the Basil Hume Centre to meet Hilary where they were told about its work with early intervention, prevention and helping younger clients and families. Their centre is a maze of child care, classes, flat lets, hostel, workrooms etc and offers clients a range of support to independent living and getting their lives back on track.
At the Cathedral the group met Alistair who is Projects Director for Housing Justice.
Lastly, His Eminence Cardinal Vincent Nicholls met them all at the Archbishops House where they talked about the work done as an SVP and the wider group in Birmingham. He shared the parable of the Good Samaritan with the group who went home where they hope to use the knowledge gained to help set up help for the homeless in Birmingham.
With 33 years experience the service they offer is beautifully tailored to get the best outcomes for the people seeking their support.
They next went to the Basil Hume Centre to meet Hilary where they were told about its work with early intervention, prevention and helping younger clients and families. Their centre is a maze of child care, classes, flat lets, hostel, workrooms etc and offers clients a range of support to independent living and getting their lives back on track.
At the Cathedral the group met Alistair who is Projects Director for Housing Justice.
Lastly, His Eminence Cardinal Vincent Nicholls met them all at the Archbishops House where they talked about the work done as an SVP and the wider group in Birmingham. He shared the parable of the Good Samaritan with the group who went home where they hope to use the knowledge gained to help set up help for the homeless in Birmingham.
