COVID-19

Updated 3/16/2020

In an effort to love our neighbors, staff, volunteers, and the people we serve, St. Vincent de Paul is implementing program changes to help our community fight the transmission of the COVID-19 virus. This page will be updated regularly as the situation develops. We will work to implement the recommendations of the CDC, Montana DPHHS, and the Montana Governor's Office as best we can.

Thrift Store

Until further notice, our Thrift Store is closed to customers and donations.

Public Feedings

Because a significant share of our homeless population relies on St. Vincent de Paul for food, we will continue our public feedings for the time being. We will take every precaution we can to avoid the spread of infection. Precautions include;

Disinfecting all surfaces and high traffic areas three times a day.
Supervising hand washing for all who enter the building.
Increase distances between tables and chairs.
Only allowing people to stay long enough to eat. After they finish their meal, they must leave the building.

If the situation in Yellowstone County gets worse, we will distribute meals as a grab and go sack lunch only.

Rent and Utility Assistance

Our Rent and Utility Assistance programs will continue over the phone only. Please do not come to St. Vincent de Paul. Requests for assistance can be directed to Mark Smith at 406-252-1855 ext. 106 or mark@svdpmt.org.

Representative Payee

Consultation with our Representative Payee Office will continue over the phone only. Currently, our representative payees are not able to receive calls directly. Please leave a message, and one of our representative payees will respond to you as soon as possible. Their office can be reached at 406-252-1855 ext. 104.

WAYS TO HELP

Your help is needed at this critical time!

For our friends who live on the streets, there is nowhere for them to self-quarantine and they have no way of stocking up on groceries. Several hundred meals are served here daily! While most of our staff has been encouraged to stay home, a small team has chosen to stay at St. Vincent de Paul to make sure the homeless are fed. We need your help! Please consider how you can support our work through one of the options below.

Donate

MAKE A DONATION

You donation of money gives us the flexibility to respond to this crisis as it happens. Our homeless population has the most to lose when our businesses and non-profits shut down. Help us make sure they are fed and clothed.

Donations can be made online by clicking the yellow donate button or mailed to

3005 1st. Ave. South

Billings, MT 59101.

DONATE CLEANING SUPPLIES

We currently need

Disinfectant cleaners (bleach, lysol, etc.).
Hand soap and hand sanitizer.
Paper towels

Donations can be brought to the north facing door of St. Vincent de Paul. Or call 406-252-1855 ext. 204 to arrange.

DONATE SACK LUNCH ITEMS

To ensure that our homeless population eats however the situation develops, we are taking items for grab and go sack lunches. We serve 200-250 meals a day! Items needed include paper sacks, chips, fruit snacks, granola bars, bottled water, and any other non perishable food.

Donations can be brought to the north facing door of St. Vincent de Paul. Or call 406-252-1855 ext. 204 to arrange.

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