Demonstrating commitment to affordable and sustainable housing Atlanta, GA (September 14, 2022) – St. Vincent de Paul Georgia announces Mariel Risner Sivley as Director of Housing of the nearly 120-year-old institution, effective September 12, 2022. Risner Sivley joins St. Vincent de Paul Georgia with extensive non-profit housing experience, most recently serving as the Executive Director…
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Atlanta, GA (September 26, 2022) – St. Vincent de Paul Georgia today announced that Chief Executive Officer Patrick McNulty will retire effective December 31, 2022. The Board of Directors has selected Mike Mies, the organization’s current Board of Directors President, as successor effective January 1, 2023. To support the transition, Mies will work alongside McNulty…
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St. Vincent de Paul Georgia (SVdP Georgia), a nonprofit agency dedicated to preventing homelessness, fighting hunger, and changing lives, has named Cheryl King their new Chief Financial Officer. Cheryl will provide financial leadership and strategic guidance to support the organization’s ongoing growth and expansion of services across the state. Cheryl brings a wealth of finance…
Read MoreWhile there continues to be a moratorium on evictions for COVID related rent delinquencies, it is only a short term relief with little possibility of another extension. A positive consequence of this recent event is that many of the covid relief funds are starting to get thru the bureaucratic log jam and to those in…
Read MoreDr. Samantha Ricks (“Dr. Sam”) is excited to join the St. Vincent de Paul Georgia team as the new Director of Pharmacy. Dr. Sam is originally from Chicago and obtained a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in 2004. Dr. Sam started her professional…
Read MoreEarlier this month, the Norcorss City Council approved $25,000 in funding to come from the America Rescue Plan for the LiveNorcorss “Motel to Home Program.” The funding will support the joint effort between St. Vincent de Paul Georgia, United Way of Greater Atlanta, and the city, with support from Unite-Norcross/Peachtree Corners, Gwinnett Housing Corporation, LiveNorcross,…
Read MoreThe St. Gabriel’s Youth Conference of St. Vincent de Paul Georgia, with the help of donations made by St. Gabriel’s Parishioners, put together over 100 Easter baskets to donate to Bloom Our Youth Organization, to be given out to Foster children in the area. The SVdP Georgia Youth Conference made posters and collection boxes in…
Read MoreSUSAN SHARFMAN How did you get involved with St. Vincent de Paul Georgia? I was looking for a charity I could support in my community. I know that food insecurity is a major problem and I wanted to do something that I thought could help me or my neighbors if we were in need. I was very…
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The Holy Redeemer seventh-grade classes have a tradition of supporting the Atlanta Community Food Bank’s annual Hunger Walk Run. This year, students sent emails to family and friends to solicit donations for their participation in the virtual event. On the Thursday before the walk, Holy Redeemer students wore their Hunger Walk t-shirts to school to…
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George was a hard worker and enjoyed his job, but one morning his bike broke and that was his only mode of transportation. George ended up missing a lot of days of work because of difficulty finding rides and became unable to pay his rent. One day, George decided to reach out to St. Vincent…
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As if life with 7 children isn’t hard enough, about 2 years ago, Jolene’s husband was incarcerated. Shortly after that, she lost her job, her car, and was evicted from her home. The family moved in with a family member for a short time until moving into one room with 5 of the children in…
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