St. Vincent's to Assist Victims of Mexico Earthquake

By Mark Tsuchiya

   St. Vincent de Paul Village, under the auspices of its south-of-the-border charity Padre Luis Jayme International Outreach, is accepting cash donations on behalf of victims of Tuesday's Mexico earthquake, which left as many as 10,000 people homeless. Donations of food and clothing are not yet needed, as emergency crews on-site are still assessing the areas of greatest need. The Village will make an appointment at such a time when those specific needs are identified.

   St. Vincent's has reached out to victims of natural disasters south of the border since 1985, when the San Diego charity provided emergency assistance after a major temblor in Mexico City.

   During that outreach, St. Vincent's assumed operation of a closed water factory and began producing clean drinking water, which it distributed for free to residents of the city.

   The outreach program, named after one of San Diego's earliest missionaries, Padre Luis Jayme, provides more than $1 million of assistance to Mexico's less fortunate and victims of natural disasters annually and administers its efforts through a network of south-of-the-border human services agencies.

Donations can be sent to:

St. Vincent de Paul Village – International Outreach
3350 E Street, San Diego, CA 92102

To donate online, click here.