Thanks for your interest with SVP.
Teresa Ryan,
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
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 offers friendship and support to individuals and families living with poverty to achieve self-sufficiency, while working for social justice.
A good volunteer has a genuine concern for people in need and a willingness to help while respecting confidentiality. Patience, kindness, and compassion are key, along with the ability to build friendships and work as part of a supportive, like-minded group.
Our focus is on a 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 rules of the Society. You do not need to be a Christian in order to join the SVP.
