Santa Clara County For over 150 years St. Vincent de Paul has been providing assistance to the impoverished and needy with a goal of ending poverty. In the spirit of love and justice, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Santa Clara County (SVdP) provides person-to-person services of time, talent and resources to help our neighbors in need. SVdP respects the dignity of every person. We provide Safety-Net services for families and individuals in our community who are often suffering, forgotten and deprived — the working poor, the homeless, the incarcerated, and all people living on the margins. We also seek systemic change solutions to move people out of poverty.