South Oakland Food Depot

As a parish, we collect non-perishable food items to be taken to the St. Vincent de Paul South Oakland Food Depot housed at 28720 Stephenson Highway in Madison Heights.  Our donations help feed countless local families in need.  Deliveries are made every month on the last Sunday of the month. 

o Current Urgent Need
 
St. Vincent de Paul
South Oakland Food Depot
 
The St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Conference of St. Vincent de Paul is so very grateful to the good people of this parish for supporting the work of our County-wide food program in Madison Heights.  Our parish is one of only a handful of parishes to provide regular support to the families who so desperately need the help. 
 
Right now there is a critical need for the following items:
 
o Plastic grocery bags. Bags should be clean and free of food or paper receipts.
o  Paper products such as toilet paper, paper towels and facial tissues.
o Personal care products such as feminine products, diapers (larger than newborn), laundry detergent and cleaning supplies.
 
We are grateful to all of our young people who bring food for the offertory each week, and we thank and encourage all who can, to bring in food items and deposit them in the wooden bin in the Gathering Space. 
 
Please check that items being donated have not yet expired; we cannot distribute items past their sell-by date for health safety reasons. 
 
We appreciate your steadfast commitment in this Corporal Work of Mercy to helping our brothers and sisters in need.
 
Deb Peltier
SEAS SVdP
 

The people of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton have been an important part of continuing to provide food to our neighbors in need throughout the pandemic.  The Food Depot is grateful to all of you for your generous and necessary support. 
 
At this time—the South Oakland Food Depot is running low on paper products that we provide to our clients. 
 
They would welcome donations of:
o Toilet paper,
o Paper towels,
o Facial tissue, and
o Large size (toddler, size 4-5) diapers.
o They can also use sturdy paper grocery bags.

 
Donations can be dropped off in the bin in the Gathering Space.
Online donations can be made at
https://seas.weshareonline.org/ws/opportunities/SouthOaklandFoodDepotSupport
 

     As of Monday, July 13, 2020, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton has been informed that the
St. Vincent DePaul Food Depot will be shut down until September 9, 2020.
     Thank you all for your continued support in donating food to those less fortunate than us. 

     Due to the current situation going on with Covid-19, our generous St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parishioners have been unable to donate food to our Food Depot.  We are about to make this ministry available to all of you once again!
     Beginning on Thursday, May 14, 2020 and every Thursday thereafter, (at least through the month of June), we will have the food bin outside the front doors of the church under the overhang to collect your donations.  Please note that this is on Thursday of each week only!
     The bin will be available for you to drop-off your food from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.  One staff person and volunteers will be there to assist in removing your donation from your trunk to adhere to social distancing regulations.
     Please stay in your vehicle to ensure social distancing.  As always non-perishable food only and no expired food.
     If you have any questions, please conac Karen Webb, our Christian Service Coordinator.