Father Joe leases rooms at the Travolator Hotel

Father Joe leases rooms at the Travolator Hotel

Father Joe leased rooms at the Travolator Hotel adjacent to the El Cortez to accommodate 200 people. Services there included overnight shelter, breakfast, basic medical care and a one-room school operated by the San Diego Unified School District.

Father Joe Carroll Takes Over St. Vincent de Paul Center

Father Joe Carroll Takes Over St. Vincent de Paul Center

Following 16 years of service, Msgr. Joseph Topping retired as head of St. Vincent de Paul Center. San Diego Bishop Leo T. Maher assigned Father Joe Carroll to take over and establish a “preferential option” for our community’s neighbors in need.