Annual Report 2017(posted: May, 2018)
What follows is the Annual Report from the Ontario Regional Council to the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul National Council of Canada, with statistical and financial data as of December 31, 2017.
Report Summary
| 4992 Members |
| 5 Central Councils |
| 37 Particular Councils |
| 329 Conferences |
Number of visits |
31,495 |
| Number of adults served |
65,561 |
| Number of children served |
84,437 |
Number of summer camps |
3 | |
| | Number of boys sponsored |
881 |
| Number of girls sponsored |
1408 |
Number of stores (reporting) |
30 |
| Total vouchers given |
19,317 |
| Total value of vouchers |
$901,969.75 |
| Number of visits to the sick |
2698 |
| Number of soup kitchens |
15 |
| Meals served |
59,832 |
| People served |
55,952 |
Number of food banks |
56 |
| Number of people served |
112,796 |
Number of shelters |
6 |
| Number of people served | 6 |
| Number of drop-ins | 0 |
| Number of housing programs | 18 (140 beds) |
| Number of people served |
158 |
Number of inmates visited
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3034
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| Number of prison visits |
397 |
Number of inmates asssisted
upon release |
13 |
Soup Kitchen Partnerships Reported:
- Stratford Community Meals
- St. Joseph’s Hospitality Centre (London Particular Council)
- Diocese Parish Hall (Ottawa Central Council) run by St. Columbkille Conference
- Niagara Outreach Community Kitchen (St. Patrick’s Conference, St. Catharines Central Council)
- Harvest Kitchen
- Lion’s Club of Smith Falls
- Vincent Place
- Other Catholic and non-Catholic churches
Food Bank Partnerships Reported:
- Local parishes, schools, other community food banks
- Stratford’s local catholic schools
- Brant Haldimand Norfolk CDSB
- Knights of Columbus
- Caring Hearts (Windsor)
- Vincent Place
- Four other churches in Lindsay, ON (Peterborough Particular Council)
- Two SSVP members sit on the board of the Georgina Community Food Pantry (Keswick, Huronia Central Council)
- Holy Redeemer Parish operates the Kanata Food Bank one week out of every six weeks. There is a total of six different denominations in total (Ottawa Central Council)
- Project Share (St. Patrick, Niagara Falls, St. Catharines Central Council)
Note:
This information is based on what was reported by Conferences, Particular Councils and Central Councils. There were 3 Conference and 1 Central Council who did not submit their Annual Report for 2017.
Peace and Blessings,
Linda Dollard
President
Ontario Regional Council
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