The St. Vincent de Paul Society will receive a $25,000 check for its Sweet Dreams Ministry as a winner in the State Farm Neighborhood Assist Program.

This past spring, 88,000 people cast more than 2 Million votes in support of their favorite causes. As a result, 100 communities, in 34 states, including the St. Vincent de Paul Society’s Sweet Dreams Ministry in St. Joseph County, IN will be getting an assist from State Farm.

The Society’s Sweet Dreams Ministry provides children in the community with a brand new mattress, bed frame, pillow, sheets, comforter, and handmade blanket. Since the program began in 2017, the Society has provided 437 beds to children in St. Joseph County.

“We are honored to be a winner in the State Farm Neighborhood Assist Program to provide beds to children in our community. $25,000 will provide 120 kids in St. Joseph County with a safe place to sleep every night,” said Executive Director Anne Watson.

State Farm Neighborhood Assist is a crowd-sourced philanthropic program that empowers communities to identify issues in their neighborhoods. Non-profits affiliated with each of the Top 100 causes receive grants to address them.

Four thousand cause submissions were accepted in February at www.neighborhoodassist.com. The State Farm Review Committee selected the Top 200 finalists and public voting determined the Top 100. In the eleven years of the program, nearly 500 causes have received a total of $12.5 million to enact change in their communities.