St. Vincent DePaul Mission of Bristol, Inc.

The St. Vincent De Paul Mission of Bristol, Inc. (SVDP), a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization, was originally founded in 1984 as the Bristol Emergency Shelter and Housing Coalition as a 15 bed emergency shelter located at 59-61 Wolcott St., in Bristol, CT. It provided a temporary place for homeless men, women and children to stay while they worked toward becoming independent.