St. Vincent de Paul Juneau
St. Vincent de Paul provides material and spiritual charity and works for social justice for all people. Whether it is the working poor, disabled individuals, or seniors living on social security, every person deserves a roof over their head, a place to call home, and adequate clothing for themselves and their families.
Society of St. Vincent de Paul, St. Therese Conference (SVdP) has been a leader in Southeastern Alaska providing affordable housing to those transitioning from homelessness, and poverty into permanent housing. Additionally, SVdP has been providing monetary assistance, food, clothing, housing, and services to people in need since the 1980s. It operates a transitional housing facility for individuals and families transitioning from homelessness and is the property manager for five low-income apartment complexes in Juneau. SVdP works throughout Juneau with those experiencing homelessness and near homelessness or are otherwise in distress, including the elderly, individuals and families, and those with disabilities. This work is done through SVdP’s community navigator, and a Home Visit Team and the Dan Austin Center located at the site of SVdP’s transitional housing facility, where it also operates a food pantry and secondhand item depot for those in-need and hosts the Sobering Center operated by Capital City Fire Rescue. We also run the Emergency Cold Weather Shelter located near downtown on Eastaugh Way to ensure homeless individuals can find shelter when temperatures are below freezing.
SVdP operates the St. Vincent Store – the largest thrift store in Southeast Alaska – serving the needs of its clients (needing reasonably price items), customers (recycling and reusing items) and donors (keeping items out of the landfill). In addition to providing aid as the need arises, SVdP holds the annual Friends of the Poor Walk and Ozanam Sunday fundraisers and Thanksgiving Food Basket and Christmas Adopt-A-Family events.