St. Vincent De Paul Place was founded in 1980 as a ministry of the Catholic Diocese of Norwich to meet the needs of the poor and homeless in Greater Middletown, Connecticut. St. Vincent De Paul has never operated under any other name, and is independent of other organizations that have similar names. We are a nonprofit organization with 501 (c) (3). Our mission is to provide food, clothing, shelter, and basic human services to poor and homeless individuals regardless of race, creed, national origin, criminal history, or recidivism.

Our programs include feeding the community’s hungry through our Soup Kitchen, and the Amazing Grace Food Pantry. Our homeless Outreach Program offers emergency assistance and outreach services to connect people to basic services that address health needs, mental illness, addictions, housing and unemployment. Liberty Commons , a permanent, supportive housing complex for forty men and women who have a history of chronic homelessness, mental, physical, and addiction disabilities.

Our guests are men, women and children who live in poverty, underemployment, or are unemployed, are homeless, or at the risk of becoming homeless. Many of our Soup Kitchen and Outreach Program guests deal with long-term effects and challenges of addictions and mental illness. These challenges make it difficult to find and retain employment that pays more than minimum wage. Welfare reform has removed most of these individuals and families from assistance programs, and leaves them unable to afford rent and living expenses in Connecticut. Many people we see may work two or three jobs, but still not make enough to meet the cost of housing and daily expenses.