In general, the office of the National Council provides leadership, technical assistance, management training, and resource development. The National Council enables Councils and Conferences to better devote their own resources to serving their communities and seeks to develop and promote innovative strategies that address human needs and social justice.
Some of the specific services and programs rendered by the office personnel are: spiritual and education formation, composition and Aggregation, national fund development, national meeting support, direction of the Midyear and special meetings, Ozanam News and other publications, preparation and distribution of the Annual Report for the Society in the United States, maintenance of the national database, hosting the national website, management and disbursement of funds for disasters, management and disbursement of funds for International Twinning, and response to daily inquiries and needs from Vincentians and the public.