When disaster strikes, the Diocesan Council of Austin is ready to serve. The Society provides disaster assistance for individuals and families who are confronted with fire, flood, or other individual disaster. St. Vincent de Paul also offers disaster relief services to individuals and communities burdened by large-scale disasters such as hurricanes or floods.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul has long been active in disaster relief. We responded to the Memorial Day Weekend Floods in 2015, the Halloween Floods in 2015, the Hidden Pines Fire in 2015, Austin Halloween Floods in 2014, and were majorly involved in disaster relief efforts after the April 2013 Fertilizer Plant Explosion in West, Texas. We also provided relief to the Bastrop Wildfires in 2011.