St Vincent de Paul - Last hope for those in poverty trap

ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY launched its annual report yesterday and it will conduct its annual appeal for funds next week from December 2 to 9. For many unfortunate people, the society represents the last hope. They are the people who fall between the gaps in government services.

The people being helped are those who have essentially been left behind in the Celtic Tiger economy. It is particularly important that — despite any threatened economic slowdown — the public and the Government should keep those underprivileged people in mind.

A number of people emphasised the importance of the valuable help that they received from the charity, such as the woman who is back training to be anaccountancy technician and working full time. The way various social welfare payments are structured, she would have felt unable to help herself, if it were not for the help of St Vincent de Paul.