The St. Vincent de Paul Society, Roseville, was founded in August 1983. We opened a small thrift store and office providing free furniture, and rent and utilities assistance for Roseville residents. By December 1983, SVDP had opened the Dining Room in downtown Roseville, and in January 1984, the Food Locker opened and began serving residents with supplemental groceries.
Over the past 43 years, St. Vincent de Paul Roseville has provided several additional programs and services. The BAGS Home Delivery program began in 2001 through a grant, for the delivery of groceries to home-bound seniors and disabled individuals. These first programs started out of a small building in downtown Roseville. As the agency outgrew space, the building on Giuseppe Ct. was purchased and is where SVDP Food Locker and offices now operate. The Dining Room remains on Bonita St. in downtown Roseville.
Currently, SVDP provides the following main programs to our community -
1. Food Locker Drive Thru Distribution serving approximately 550 households each week 2. Dining Room serving a midday meal 5 days each week 3. BAGS Home Delivery for up to 170 seniors & disabled adults in Roseville and Rocklin 4. Rental & Utility Assistance throughout Placer County through grants 5. SMILES program providing School Backpacks and Christmas gifts 6. Seniors in Crisis supporting seniors in dire need of financial assistance.
SVDP receives funding through our community church partners, individual donors, foundation grants, local, state, and federal funding, and fundraising.
BIG DAY OF GIVING is one of SVDP’s main sources of fundraising!
The mission of St. Vincent de Paul, Roseville is to provide basic human services and programs to prevent hunger and homelessness.
Needs
The NEEDS of St. Vincent de Paul, Roseville in 2026 during Big Day of Giving are two-fold. First, the final phase of remodel to the food locker is underway. Second, initial updates to the Dining Room seating are necessary.
In 2025, St. Vincent de Paul, Roseville Food Locker underwent PHASE 1 of a remodel to expand the warehouse in order to support the tremendous increase in households in need of supplemental groceries visiting on a weekly basis. Your support during that phase of remodel helped to support the purchase of an additional walk-in refrigeration unit, new racking for storage, upgraded ventilation and expanded work space in the warehouse by the removal of old structure and walls. In PHASE II, your financial help will assist the agency with a new stairway from the warehouse to the offices, a remodeled warehouse bathroom, and an industrial sink.
Additionally, PHASE II includes the removal of old outdoor seating at our Dining Room in downtown Roseville, replacing it with new seating. Indoor seating is in dire need of refurbishment.
With your help, our BIG DAY OF GIVING 2026 goal is to raise $50,000 supporting the efforts to complete our Food Locker warehouse remodel and Dining Room improvements!
Equity Statement
We are a leader in providing social services for Placer County. We are dedicated to assisting families and individuals in need, directly or collaboration with others, thereby enabling them to improve the quality of their lives and helping achieve self-sufficiency.