Bloomington SVDP Home Page

Your support is always welcome and needed

Consider donating your old car, truck or boat to SVDP
Call 800-322-8284 or go to www.svdpusacars.com
Free pick up - Tax Deductible

To donate furniture or appliances call 961-1510 or send an email to pickup@bloomingtonsvdp.org

About Us: St. Vincent de Paul is a Catholic led international society of volunteers that seek to serve Christ by serving those in need . The help given is based on the need of the client and the resources available. Race, religion and creed are not considered.

Our Bloomington Society is open to all who wish to serve others and share in Christian fellowship. In Bloomington we receive support from the three local Catholic parishes, St. Charles, St. John and St. Paul as well as St. Thomas Lutheran church.

What kind of help do you provide? We provide community resource information and limited financial help. We also collect and distribute donated furniture and appliances to those in need through a voucher system.

Who do I contact if I need help? If you need help please leave us a message with your contact information on our voice mail . The number is 812-961-1510. You may also contact us by sending an email to help@bloomingtonsvdp.org. In either case someone will attempt to contact you usually within 24 hours if during a weekday and within 48 hours if on a weekend.

How do I request furniture and where is your furniture warehouse? See link at top of the page or click here for more information.

Who do I contact if I want to donate furniture or appliances? We can pick up your useable furniture and large appliances free of charge if you contact us. To contact us by phone, leave a message on our voice mail number at 812-961-1510. To contact us by email please send a message to pickup@bloomingtonsvdp.org Please include the type of furniture or appliances you wish to donate, your address and a phone number. Someone will contact you usually within 24 to 48 hours.

Special note to businesses: If you are a furniture store, apartment complex or other business that would like to donate to us on regular basis we can provide you with access to our storage units for drop-off or we can schedule regular pickups. For this type of arrangement send an email to Donald at pickup@bloomingtonsvdp.org .

Are my donations tax deductible? Yes all donations whether furniture or financial are tax deductible to the full extent of the law and we will provide you with a receipt upon request.

How do I make a financial donation? Donations that will be used to help those in need can be made online by clicking the donate button below or by sending a check to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul,. 4607 West St. Rd. 46 , Bloomington, IN 47404.

I would like to volunteer, what can I do? If helping others and working with a great bunch of people is of interest to you please send an email to volunteer@bloomingtonsvdp.org . Below are the types of volunteer opportunities we typically have available.

Phone Volunteers: Volunteers retrieve messages from our voice mail and return calls to persons that call in for help and wish to make donations. For those needing help the phone minister is able to provide information about local resources and if needed assign SVDP volunteers to visit the caller in their home.

Home Visitors: Home Visitors (HVs) are the most visible face of St. Vincent de Paul. The home visitor travels with an associate (see below) to visit those in need. HVs assess the person's need and determine what assistance SVDP can best give.
Associate Home Visitors: This position is a good introduction to SVDP work and it requires minimal training and time commitment. Associate Home Visitors(AHV) are called by a home visitor (see above) and if the AHV is available they accompany the home visitor to visit a person in need. An AHV assists the HV in determining how to best help the person in need.

Furniture Volunteers: This position is a good introduction to SVDP work as volunteers can simply come to the warehouse when they have a free Saturday morning. Typically we need volunteers that can help move furniture or have pickup trucks, but there is sometimes a need for volunteers to help administrate the process.

Computer Volunteers: We always have a need for data entry volunteers as well as web and database designers.