Jan 27 Meeting

 

Tom Abraham, treasurer of St Vincent De Paul food bank at St Catherine's of Sienna in Horsham spoke to us about the wonderful work of this organization.

Currently they feed about 55 families...35-40 walk ins and 18-19 home deliveries. This is not only a food bank but SVDP also has a program called Project Roadmap which is a life skill and networking educational program designed to teach clients how to solve their personal/financial problems by teaching the basics of money management, networking, banking and legal isssues, government and local programs , job readiness, interviewing skills, how to build good credit and many other topics, including help with writing a resume.

Additionally, SVDP gives temporary financial assistance to help clients with emergency situations such as rent, mortgage payments etc.

This is one of many food banks that the Rotary Club of Hatboro supports. Mike Brookshire presented a quarterly check for $2250 to Tom from our club.