“We must do what is most
agreeable to God.
Therefore, we must
do what our Lord Jesus
Christ did when preaching
the Gospel. Let us go
to the poor.” Blessed Frederic
Ozanam (1813–1853)
The Central Office Staff of St. Vincent de Paul in Milwaukee and some leaders do not want to face the facts they are creating a social agency that hurts the poor rather than serve the poor directly as mission of SVDP is. They do not want to hear facts, common sense information, moral or mission arguments that, despite any good intentions, what they are doing might be legal but is wrong.
But for my love for them I must keep trying to appeal to their moral and Catholic Social justice sense of the SVDP mission to serve the poor directly by home visits and thrift stores in areas of most need. So here is another try.
St. Vincent de Paul Society (SVDP) Milwaukee Central Office by the Numbers
100% — retail store cost charged to SVDP conferences for vouchers for donated clothing, household items and beds.
99.4% of Svdp five central office budgets of 2,041,600 that goes for administrative cost.
30 −50 Employees projected to be hired at proposed store in Greenfield
50% of projected budget of Lincoln Street Thrift store going for compensation for 10 or so paid employees.
50% of retail store cost charged to SVDP conferences for vouchers for donated furniture.
29 of Conference Presidents that voted for loan of 3.2 million dollars for store in Greenfield without knowledge of any business plan for return of investment. 4 voted No and 22 were absent.
.06% of Svdp five central office budgets of 2,041,600 that goes for direct service to needy.
0% of $100, 000 given by St. Catherine’s parish council for Needy Conference fund deposited in Needy Conference “separate fund balance.”
0 Number of Board of Directors of SVDP that seconded African American president’s motion for presidents’ council to reconsider vote for Greenfield store, in light of more information.
“$3.2 million for SVDP Store in Greenfield Legal but not moral.”
“We use your donations to provide gift certificates to needy families for free merchandise or sell at a reasonable price to low income and value oriented customers.” (Milwaukee SVDP flyer seeking donations.)
- All above numbers can be verified as facts. See Mission of St. Vincent De Paul Society
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