One Personal Invitation Changes Everything.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is neighbors helping neighbors. Most people want to serve—they just haven’t been asked yet. The Just Ask! campaign and the new National Incentive Program 2026/2027 provide the tools, recognition, and grants to grow your Conference.
Vincentians Gathering in Unity
Across dioceses and parish Conferences, everyday acts of love begin with a simple question.
Over 5,000 U.S. Conferences
Vincentians Gathering in Unity
Across dioceses and parish Conferences, everyday acts of love begin with a simple question.
Quiet Acts of Love
Home visits and direct relationships providing emergency aid, dignity, and friendship.
Every Member Invites One
When each member invites just one parishioner or young adult, Conference reach doubles.
$10,000 Ozanam Award
Earn points from Oct 1, 2026 to Sept 30, 2027 and earn grants for your Conference works.
Grow your conference. Develop new leaders. Be recognized for it.
From October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, every Conference can earn points for inviting new members, keeping members engaged, forming leaders, and connecting with the wider Society. Reach a tier and be recognized. The top-scoring Conference receives the Ozanam Award, a $10,000 Conference Works Grant.
Recognition Structure
Five Achievement Tiers: Yours to Keep
Every tier you reach is yours to keep. A Conference reaching Saintly will have received the recognition for every tier before it.
Servant Conference
1,500 pts
Servant Conference
Pin badge for each member
Recognizes the essential first step of establishing conference foundations and initial outreach.
Venerable Conference
3,000 pts
Venerable Conference
A Mass said for your Conference by Archbishop Bellisario
Honors dedication to spiritual growth, member retention, and active community presence.
Blessed Conference
4,000 pts
Blessed Conference
National spotlight and a $250 Conference Works Grant
Awarded for exceptional member mobilization, welcoming new leaders, and mission expansion.
Conference Grant:
$250
Saintly Conference
5,000 pts
Saintly Conference
Recognition at the 2027 National Assembly and a $500 Conference Works Grant
Exemplifies full Vincentian vitality across invitation, retention, leadership, and regional connection.
Conference Grant:
$500
The Ozanam Award
Top Score
The Ozanam Award
$10,000 Conference Works Grant, presented at the 2027 National Assembly
Bestowed upon the top-scoring Conference nationwide to amplify local charity and systemic change.
Conference Grant:
$10,000
NFL My Cause My Cleats Feature
Jon Runyan Jr. Champions SVdP Across the Nation
After going on local home visits with Vincentians in Green Bay and New York, NFL offensive lineman Jon Runyan chose the Society of St. Vincent de Paul for the NFL’s My Cause My Cleats campaign, wearing custom hand-painted blue & white cleats on game day.
“An analogy to this Parable would be the St. Vincent de Paul Society members here in Sturgeon Bay. These wonderful folks help anyone in need regardless of their faith, skin color, creed, or nationality. The Vincentians are a blessing to our parishes through their good works to those in need.”
Deacon Mark Bortle
Sturgeon Bay, WI
Rooted in Gospel Values
Interactive Planning
Calculate Your Conference Points
Test how simple steps—inviting one new member, naming a recruitment lead, or attending Mass together—unlock recognition tiers and grants.