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Driving Change, One Neighbor at a Time We aim to drive systemic change in our community, and it starts with helping our neighbors who need it most.

By the Numbers

7,322
7,322 Home visits
 
97,874
97,874 Neighbors in need served
 
$4.1M 4,655
4,655 households to keep their lights on and distributed $4.1M in utility assistance
 
188,343
Our Vincentians and community volunteered 188,343 hours of service to our neighbors
 

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Turning Celebration into Compassion

At the St. Vincent de Paul Detroit thrift store in Shelby Township, the discounted wedding dresses aren't just finding second lives - they're bringing comfort and dignity to families during their most difficult times.

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The Heartbeat of Marysville

At the St. Vincent de Paul Detroit thrift store in Marysville, one volunteer embodies the selfless spirit and dedication that keeps the retail operation's heartbeat pumping.

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Helping a Local Grandmother Prepare for New Grandchild

When a neighbor reached out to St. Vincent de Paul for assistance, the team at the Madison Heights thrift store went above and beyond.

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Camp Story Collection

Sue (Durocher) Alley, Stapleton Camper ’67 and Staff ’76: The Scavenger Hunt and skits on stage Latoya Arnold (Horizon), Stapleton...

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Roger Marchand Camp Ozanam '54, '55

I’m an Ozanam alumni 1954-1955Two two-week termsA raider in a dorm, then a commando in a cabin.The counselors were semandarions.We had plays...

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Elizabeth Lanzon Camp & Camp Staff '62, '68, '69, '70

While going through some papers I came across this letter that I wrote to my grandma when I was 10 years old in 1962 and was a camper at Camp...

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Matt and Melanie (Adamcik) Olk, Camp Staff

Matt and Melanie met at the Camp Ozanam in 1993 where Matt worked as a Counselor and Melanie came up for the last week of camp to help Renne Deroche...

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Chuck and Jeannie (Byron) Piotrowski, Camp Staff

Chuck and Jeannie (Byron) Piotrowski met at Ozanam in 1977.  Chuck was the new Camp Director and Jeannie was the Kitchen Manager at Stapleton....

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Mike & Cathy Morris, Camp Staff

Mike and Cathy Morris met at Camp Ozanam in 1976 under unusual circumstances. Mike was a Detroit police officer who was laid off and thus had some...

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We're proud to say that 93% of every dollar donated goes to supporting our neighbors in need.

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