Join Our Parish St. Vincent de Paul Conference!

Poverty exists, although perhaps hidden at times, in St. Robert’s neighborhood. Several times per month, the Parish Office or the Central Office of St. Vincent de Paul is contacted by people in our area in need of financial help. The St. Vincent de Paul Conference is St. Robert’s main outreach to people who are in financial need. Parishioner Members make home visits to those who ask for help and distribute vouchers to SVDP stores or offer other assistance, as needed. There is an ongoing need for more parishioners to help with this outreach as conference members. Interested? Call Neal Pease at (414) 690-4485 or pease@uwm.edu.

About those cylinders in church…

Financial contributions placed in the cylinders at each St. Robert Church entrance goes to our St. Vincent de Paul Society Conference and aids people in our area who are in economic need. These contributions, along with a special collection during Masses each year, make our Conference budget and determine how much assistance we are able to contribute to those who seek our help from our parish neighborhood. Thank you for your generosity!

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At the Heart of Giving – The St. Vincent de Paul Meal Program

The St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) Society is dedicated to eliminating poverty and hunger throughout Milwaukee county. For many years, St. Robert volunteers have supported this important mission by cooking food and preparing and serving meals at SVdP’s northside meal program site in Harambee at 2600 N 2nd Street.

Our parishioners cook food for the Harambee kitchen on the first Thursday of each month (pre-cooked food items are dropped off at a parishioner’s home who then transports it to the SVdP site). Please contact parishioner Jake Hansen at jhansenwi@gmail.com to find out how you can contribute to the monthly pre-cooked meals we provide.

Since the resumption of in-person dining following COVID, SVdP has struggled to staff meal service with enough volunteers necessary to serve the approximately 120 individuals receiving meals each night at Harambee. A minimum of eight volunteers are required to offer in-person dining. The volunteer time commitment for evening meal service is approximately three hours: arrive at 3:30pm, prep until 5:30pm, serve until 6:15pm, clean-up until 6:30pm.

While St. Robert has historically provided volunteers to serve meals on the first Thursday of each month, individuals may sign-up for any day they wish. ANY MINORS 17 or under MUST be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Please use this sign-up link or contact parishioner Jake Hansen at jhansenwi@gmail.com for more information on serving meals at Harambee Kitchen.

For information on additional ways to support the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Milwaukee, please visit their website or contact their main office at 414-462-7837 or council@svdpmilw.org.