Vinnies Soup Vans

Our Vinnies Soup Vans offer food, social connection and referral pathways out of homelessness and poverty, to people experiencing or at risk of, homelessness and disadvantage.  

Our soup van services are located in metropolitan and regional Victoria and undertake street service of meals to our friends on the street and people experiencing food insecurity in boarding and rooming houses, crisis accommodations, social housing and other residential locations.
 
The Vinnies Soup Vans are run by dedicated volunteers, known as Vannies, who annually provide over 700,000 meals to people in need. Our soup vans operate 365 days a year, rain, hail or shine!

Our volunteers help prepare and package food, assist with loading the soup vans and off-load deliveries, distributing food on a ‘soup van run’ as well as assisting in cleaning the kitchen and vehicles.

For more information on our food services, food donations or to learn how to support the service, email us on soupvans@svdp-vic.org.au  

Want to become a volunteer?

All soup van volunteers must be 18 years or older and able to commit to regular shifts, and the hours and days that you work can be flexible, depending upon your availability.

On occasion we are also able to support student placements from TAFE or universities, depending on location, hours and specific experience required, as well as access to a qualified supervisor.

To become a volunteer with the Vinnies Soup Vans, St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria requires:

• Police Checks
• Working with Children Checks and
• Food Handling Certificate (once completed send relevant documentation to volunteer@svdp-vic.org.au)