The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, Holy Family Conference,
Serving Concord and Carlisle Massachusetts
We are neighbors helping neighbors in our Massachusetts communities of Concord and Carlisle. We provide short-term emergency financial assistance through trusting, empathetic, and confidential connections with our neighbors. If you or your family needs help, please contact us on the hotline at 978-341-3151, or via email at info@svdpconcordcarlisle.org. We can only provide assistance to residents of Concord and Carlisle MA.
Announcements
2026 Fall Fundraiser Kickoff
September 26 – 27
2026 Fall Fundraiser Kickoff
September 26 – 27
You can make a difference in two ways!
Financial Donations
Double Your Impact!
Through the extraordinary generosity of our members, the first $25,000 donated to our fall appeal will be matched dollar-for-dollar.
Special Collection
Clothing, Shoes, and Books
The SVdP truck will be in the St. Bernard’s parking lot to accept your gently used clothing, shoes, and books.
Helping Our Neighbors-in-Need
Facing a sudden financial crisis with nowhere to turn is terrifying, but no one in our community has to go through it alone. This short snippet, from a longer series of videos, reveals how our Conference is keeping the human connection alive in a fast-paced world. Our dedicated members provide a vital lifeline to neighbors-in-need with old-fashioned neighborly care.
Car Donations Needed
We have partnered with Second Chance Cars to bring affordable basic transportation to our neighbors-in-need in Concord and Carlisle. Now Second Chance Cars is in desperate need of gently used cars. Please help with this effort. This is an opportunity to help change someone’s life.
When you donate a car to Second Chance Cars, you will be invited to attend the car award ceremony and meet the recipient and all the people responsible for preparing the car. This is a uniquely gratifying experience.
For more information, please contact us at 978-341-3151 or email us at info@svdpconcordcarlisle.org
Clothing Donations
New donation bin installed at Holy Family Parish.
Lenten Simple Supper
Soup & Stations of the Cross event at Holy Family Parish.
President’s Letter
Thanks to the parishes in Concord and Carlisle for their support.
How we help
We believe in putting compassion into action. Our members visit neighbors in need in their homes or virtually, listen to their stories to learn the nature of their financial emergency, and develop plans to help. For example, our Conference:
- Helped with rent and found a retraining program for a family member who lost his job.
- Paid an unexpected large auto repair bill, allowing a person to continue to be able to work.
- Assisted a family by paying home heating bills and helping with budgeting.
- Provided holiday meals and grocery gift cards for a domestic violence survivor until she was able to financially support herself.
- Purchased holiday gifts for the children of a family when the primary caregiver passed away unexpectedly.
- Helped a first generation college student with college entry expenses, a laptop, filling out applications, and finding a summer job.
If you know of a family that needs our help, please contact us at 978-341-3151 or email us at info@svdpconcordcarlisle.org.
The need for assistance
Local families are affected by job loss, illness, divorce, and unexpected repair bills. There is a need for emergency financial assistance to help these families pay their bills for the basic necessities of shelter, transportation, food, utilities and health care. The chart on the left provides a breakdown of assistance provided by the Holy Family Conference.
How you can help us help others
Our work is solely reliant on private donations to provide temporary financial assistance to our neighbors in need. Your donations enable us to quickly respond to requests for assistance in paying critical household bills such as food, utilities, and rent. We provide this assistance to our neighbors regardless of their faith, background, or personal circumstances. Please consider making a donation today.
You can also help by joining The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul as a Vincentian volunteer.