Category: Announcements

The Period Pantry is a program at St. Vincent Place that helps to fight period poverty in Sault Ste. Marie. Women have free access to menstrual products when they need it. On March 8 – International Women’s Day – we’re holding a drive-thru hygiene drive to collect donations of pads and tampons. From 10AM to Read More

Local Organizations Benefitting from Sales of Sarlo’s A Special Place January 22, 2024 To best help those in need, Dr. Frank Sarlo has transferred all rights to his book, A Special Place, to St. Vincent Place and Pauline’s Place, allowing the organizations to fully collect all proceeds from sales of the remarkable book. While Dr. Read More

As usual, St. Vincent Place will be closed for several days over the holidays. Our food bank will be open as usual on December 23, then closed until January 2. It will reopen for regular hours on January 3. Our main office will be closed from December 23 until January 1, reopening on January 2 Read More

Don’t forget, all proceeds from the sales of Dr. Frank Sarlo’s book about Sault Ste Marie, ‘A Special Place,’ go to St. Vincent Place and Pauline’s Place. The book is available for purchase at several local retailers, and we have copies available at St. Vincent Place as well. It makes a great gift for a Read More

We’re in need of more soup kitchen teams to help with Wednesday dinners in 2024. Here’s how it works: Our Soup Kitchen serves dinners on Wednesdays and lunches on Saturdays. Each team signs up for either Wednesday or Saturday, and the teams will then rotate serving the meal on their designated day. (Please note that Read More

Although you’re probably only just starting to think about Halloween, our volunteers are already planning for Christmas! Every year, a dedicated group of volunteers prepares Christmas gifts for our Lunches for Learning clients, but they need some help to cover the costs. You can help put a smile on local kids’ faces and joy in Read More

Please note that our offices and thrift store will be closed Monday, September 4 for Labour Day. The food bank and soup kitchen’s hours on Saturday will not be affected. We will return to our regular hours Tuesday, September 5. We wish everyone an enjoyable long weekend and a safe return to school!

It’s that time of year – the Big Blue Food Drive is coming up quickly! We’re starting the search for volunteers and want to hear from you. The Big Blue relies on over 100 volunteers to run smoothly. We’ve got several tasks we need help with, including collecting the donations from curbs, sorting and packing Read More

We are happy to be offering a free children’s art workshop, providing a fun opportunity for kids who may otherwise be unable to take part in extracurricular activities. Register here for the Art Journaling workshop on Thursday, September 14 at 6:30PM. In this free workshop, kids will learn how to create a visual diary, creating art Read More

Starting in the 2023/2024 school year, registration for the Lunches for Learning program will be completed through your child’s school. Teachers and principals will provide families in need with the program application form. Once completed and returned to the schools, we will collect the applications and contact the families. If you complete an application, be sure Read More