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Guiding Principle 1 – Home Visits

Home Visits Are Important Visiting Neighbours in Need in their homes is the primary and preferred form of meaningful, person-to-person service by Vincentians in each conference. 

Guiding Principle 2 – Equity of Service

Neighbours in need in similar circumstances and with similar needs receive similar levels of service across the GTA

Guiding Principle 3 – Continuous Learning

Since we strive to serve our Neighbour in Need by helping them to meet some of their immediate needs, as well as by assisting them in their efforts to move forward, Vincentians strive to continue to grow in the knowledge and skills required to achieve these goals.

Guiding Principle 4 – Renewal

In order to appropriately and effectively serve Neighbours in Need, the conference needs to be spiritual, active, committed and creative. Such a conference is difficult to maintain without a sufficient number of active Members and without the addition of new Members

Guiding Principle 5 – Sharing

Since a fundamental principle of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul is that funds are moved within the Society to where they are most needed, conferences send excess funds up, normally keeping a balance in their account of no more than three months reserve (i.e. the average amount that they would spend in three months).