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SVdP-Alameda in the News
Young volunteer helps jobless achieve success: Vincentian Service Corps
Catholic Voice, January 25, 2010
Kitchen of Champions Dinner with Chef Matt Colgan
Diablomag.com, October, 2009
Meet Serina Elliott, Future Kitchen Champion
Oakland North, October 4, 2009
For grads in chef hats, one last nerve-wracking test…
Oakland North, September 13, 2009
Seldom Seen Shares the Real Stories of Homeless People
World Vision Report, September 5, 2009
SVdP Receives Chamber 2009 Community Service Award
Oakland Chamber of Commerce, June 24, 2009
Kitchen of Champions Dinner with Founding Google Chef Charlie Ayers
Diablomag.com, June, 2009
Sewing machines whirl in Visitation Center classes for women
Catholic Voice, April 27, 2009
Homeless people act out realities of life on stage
Christian Science Monitor, March 2, 2009
Cathedral food service hires grads of Kitchen of Champions' culinary training program
Catholic Voice, January 19, 2009
My Word: It takes more than a meal
Bay Area News Group newspapers, January 19, 2009
SVdP offers free e-waste disposal
Catholic Voice, January 5, 2009
Hard times hit soup kitchens and food banks, agencies worry about drop in donations
Catholic Voice, October 20, 2008
SVdP Media Releases
Free eWaste Collection at Jack London Square Farmers Market, Proceeds Support Employment Program
March 23, 2010 media advisory
Helping Haiti
January 13, 2010 media advisory
SVdP Partners with ReliaTech to Offer Computer Repair, Refurbished Computers. Innovative Program Provides Job Training
September 28, 2009 media advisory
Free Electronics Recycling Service Protects the Environment, Creates Jobs for the Disadvantaged
February 23, 2009 media advisory
Making a List and Checking it Twice for 500 Needy Families: Low-Income Moms & Kids Hit Hard by Economy
Christmas 2008 media advisory