Youth, Young Adults & Emerging Leaders-SVdP USA YYAEL
Faith into Action
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Blog-Emerging Leaders Team
(SVdP USA Youth and Young Adults Committee)
2026 YVE Nominees: Julep and Iris from Mississippi
Julep and Iris are sisters from Biloxi, Mississippi. In 2023, because their mom is a Vincentian, the girls were encouraged to help out at the local food pantry run by Vincentians. Now 10 and 9 years old, the girls continue to find joy and fulfillment in serving...
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2026 YVE Nominee: Sarah from Illinois
Sarah Wenzloff is a young adult from West Dundee, Illinois. Her story as a Vincentian began when she was very young, around four or five years old. Now, as a young adult, she works diligently to serve her community and is the District Council Spiritual Advisor. She...
2026 YVE Nominee: Zach Macera
Zach Macera is a young Vincentian from Virginia Beach, Virginia. His Vincentian journey began at thirteen, and now, four years later, as a senior in high school, he continues to serve as the Vice-President of the Youth Conference at his parish. He was the first...
2026 YVE Nominee: Alex from Washington
Alex Moynihan is a 17-year-old Vincentian from Redmond, Washington. She is the founder of the beginnings of a Youth Conference at St. Jude’s in Washington. With her father being a Vincentian, Alex was invited by her father to a training for St. Vincent de Paul and was...
Bridging Generations: The Power of Intergenerational Collaboration in St. Vincent de Paul
A Quick Look into the Essay For my university-level English 102 class, we dove into the concepts of community, the impact community has on the world, and how community looks very different than it did...
Forming Partnerships & Serving With Love!
Students from the UC Davis Newman Center and The Vincentians of the Arc Youth Conference at the Food Distribution The saying, “God places people on your path for a purpose,” couldn’t be more true, especially in our vocation as Vincentians. Recently, I attended the...
Welcome to College!! Continuing Vincentian Membership as a University Student
by Genny One big challenge that youth conferences within the Society of St. Vincent de Paul face is the constant cycle of students joining and graduating. In high school conferences, new members arrive as freshmen each year, while seniors who’ve been active for four...
2025 YVEA Winners
Fatima Gabriel Lily
2025 YVE Nominee: Brian from Virginia
Brian is a soon-to-be junior from Virginia Beach, Virginia. He has played a role in the Society since 2022. He was the Vice President in 2022 and is now President of the Youth Conference. He has organized and led a Children’s Coat Drive that brought in nearly 200...
Putting our faith into action.
Sharing, reflecting, and praying. Seeing and being the face of Christ.
Making meaningful, lifelong friendships. Encouraging and supporting one another on our journeys in holiness.
Personal encounters with neighbors in need. Empowering the voices of the poor. Pursuing a more just world.