St Vincent de Paul Society Australia | LinkedIn

St Vincent de Paul Society Australia | 7,627 followers on LinkedIn. St Vincent de Paul Society assists people experiencing poverty and inequality and works to shape a more just society. | The St Vincent de Paul Society in Australia (Vinnies) has more than 45,000 members and volunteers, who provide practical frontline support, advocacy and friendship for the most vulnerable members of our community. More than 13 percent of the Australian population are living in poverty, 1.5 million people are unemployed or underemployed, the bottom fifth of households receive only 2.5 percent of wages, and a quarter of Australians live with a long-term health condition or disability. Under our country’s prosperous veneer, there is a significant group of people struggling to survive.