Thanks for your interest with SVP.

A confirmation email has been sent to with the formal application form. We’d be very grateful if you could complete it at your earliest convenience. If you don’t receive the email, please check your Spam folder for an email from donotreply@complyfile.com. If you have any questions or queries, please contact us on +353 1 884 8200.

Rose McGowan,
National President
Society of Saint Vincent de Paul

Next Steps

Completed

Once you submit the request, you will receive via email a link to complete the application form.

Training

Once you complete the application, you will receive an email with further details on the volunteer role selected and on the application process.

Start volunteering

You will also receive a ‘Welcome Call’ from a member of our team to thank you for applying and to guide you through the next steps.

Volunteer stories

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Rose has been a volunteer with SVP for nearly her whole life. She even met her husband through the Society! As a former part-time teacher, her greatest passion through the years has been education. Now as a Vice-President of the Society, she wants to use your kind donations to reach

I’m mad into education, I believe it’s the future for everybody

Close Up Of Father And Sons Reading Story At Home

This is how you, and a man named Michael, are changing the lives of disadvantaged children in Ireland… one book at a time. An SVP volunteer of 19 years, 80-year-old Michael is a man of many talents… In his youth he was an engineer. He sings in a barbershop chorus.

Michael’s magic words...

Jennifer is a volunteer visiting families in Cork. At this time of year, struggling with the costs of back-to-school is the biggest issue. Every year, there seems to be more and more families who just can’t manage it anymore. If not for the support of donors such as you, Jennifer

Cutting back on food to pay for school

Frequently Asked Questions

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is the largest, voluntary, charitable organisation in Ireland. Its membership of over 10,000 Volunteers throughout the country offer friendship and support to individuals and families living with poverty to achieve self-sufficiency while, working for social justice.

A genuine concern for those in our community who are in need and a willingness to do something about it, whilst preserving total confidentially. Patience, kindness and compassion are important.

Our focus is on practical approach to dealing with poverty, alleviating its effects on individuals and families through working primarily in person-to-person contact by a unique system of family visitation and seeking to achieve social justice and equality of opportunity for all citizens. In addition to providing direct assistance to those in need, caring for the homeless, providing social housing, operating holiday homes and other social support activities, the Society promotes community self-sufficiency, enabling people to help themselves.

The SVP is a lay Christian Organisation. Membership is open to anyone who respects the ethos and rule of the Society. You do not need to be a Christian in order to join the SVP.

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