Founded in Paris in 2016, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Rapid City Diocese District Council is an organization of lay Catholic volunteers in the greater Black Hills area of South Dakota.  The Rapid City Council consists of five local conferences:  Lead/Deadwood, Piedmont, Rapid City, Spearfish/Belle Fourche, and Sturgis/Newell; the volunteers offer person-to-person service to neighbors in need.  Although The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a Catholic organization, we offer support and services to persons of any faith in our communities.

How can we help you?

Our local conferences offer person-to-person assistance with personal challenges, provision of temporary assistance in emergencies and we also support identifying long-term needs and connecting friends with suitable professional agencies.

Our volunteers meet with friends requesting assistance with a personal home visit to get to know you (and your family) in a comfortable environment.  If meeting at your home isn’t possible, other arrangements are possible.

Assistance offered by the local conferences may include:

• Access to food
• Personal needs such as diapers, hygiene supplies, etc.
• Education programs to assist in making life changes
• Connections to other resources that offer assistance services
• Help with housing and bills

Love INC is hosting a Getting Ahead program presented by the St. Vincent de Paul Rapid City Conference.  This program supports friends in making life changes to move out of a cycle of poverty.

Lead/Deadwood

The St. Patrick/St. Ambrose Conference provides assistance to friends in Lead, Deadwood, Nemo, Central City, Cheyenne Crossing and other nearby communities.

Contact the Lead/Deadwood Conference at 605-717-6860

Piedmont

The Our Lady of the Black Hills Conference provides assistance to friends in Piedmont, Somerset, Black Hawk and other nearby communities.

Contact the Piedmont Conference at 605-389-6739

Rapid City

Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help (including the St. Therese The Little Flower and Blessed Sacrament parishes) Conference provides assistance to friends in Rapid City, Hermosa, Box Elder, Ellsworth Air Force Base and other nearby communities.

Contact the Rapid City Conference at 605-718-5896

Spearfish/Belle Fourche

The St. Joseph/St. Paul Conference provides assistance to friends in Spearfish, Belle Fourche and other nearby communities.

Contact the Spearfish/Belle Fourche Conference at 605-269-0676

Sturgis/Newell

The St. Francis/St. Mary Conference provides assistance to friends in Sturgis, Newell and other nearby communities.

Contact the Sturgis/Newell Conference at 605-519-8583