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2026 St Vincent de Paul Social Services Message from the Board

Updates from the board on Square Payments at the thrift store, an Operations Coordinator opening, and 2026 social services activity and expenses.
2026 St Vincent de Paul Social Services

Message from the Board

Square Payments

Idaho Falls’s St. Vincent De Paul thrift store is now equipped with more secure, flexible, and fast processing hardware to accept card payments — Square Payments. This hardware improves security and is a great way to streamline processing.

Employment Opportunity: Operations Coordinator

This Operations Coordinator (OC) position is responsible for oversight of daily activities at the Idaho Falls St. Vincent de Paul Social Services operation, including but not limited to ensuring volunteer staff are supported, business and administrative processes run smoothly and are right-sized and efficient, support for Board assignments and plans, and acquiring staff necessary to achieve these goals.

The OC position reports directly to the St. Vincent de Paul board president. The candidate shall be a practicing Roman Catholic and will be the public face of the St. Vincent de Paul Society organization. The OC will participate in the development of organizational strategic planning efforts and will oversee the completion of short- and long-term goals. The candidate should be experienced in personnel management, empathetic, and committed to serving the community’s most vulnerable. The candidate must be bilingual in English and Spanish.

If interested, please contact SVDP president Bryan Forsmann at bryan.forsmann@gmail.com.

Activity in 2026

An average of 315 families receive assistance monthly. For your information, the summaries below document types of expenditures made with your financial contributions and related activity through April 2026.

2026 Expenses

January

Total $15,067.67

  • Utilities$1,627.09
  • Gas / Auto$793.03
  • Bus tickets$149.13
  • Prescription / Medical$0.00
  • Rent$10,215.00
  • Misc$61.00
  • Food purchases$2,222.42

February

Total $19,898.10

  • Utilities$2,865.00
  • Gas / Auto$533.89
  • Bus tickets$0.00
  • Prescription / Medical$376.73
  • Rent$13,741.28
  • Misc$163.80
  • Food purchases$2,217.40

March

Total $23,970.30

  • Utilities$12,754.83
  • Gas / Auto$300.00
  • Bus tickets$28.70
  • Prescription / Medical$0.00
  • Rent$8,150.14
  • Misc$184.36
  • Food purchases$2,552.27

April

Total $17,526.52

  • Utilities$5,165.69
  • Gas / Auto$85.00
  • Bus tickets$184.08
  • Prescription / Medical$0.00
  • Rent$8,605.00
  • Misc$556.00
  • Food purchases$2,930.75

2026 Number Families Helped

January

Overall 304

  • Food249
  • Vouchers34
  • Homeless16

February

Overall 262

  • Food190
  • Vouchers41
  • Homeless0

March

Overall 285

  • Food216
  • Vouchers33
  • Homeless0

April

Overall 315

  • Food213
  • Vouchers33
  • Homeless18

2026 Parish Food Collection (lbs)

January

Collected 2,445 lbs

February

Collected 2,415 lbs

March

Collected 2,805 lbs

April

Collected 2,465 lbs

May

Collected 2,080 lbs