Emergency Assistance, Self-Sufficiency, Shelter Assistance, Uncategorized
Arrival in Oregon “They kicked me out of homelessness,” Michael Williams likes to say when explaining how St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County (SVdP) helped elevate him from chronic homelessness into supported housing. Michael first arrived at SVdP’s Eugene...
Emergency Assistance, Shelter Assistance, Volunteer
On January 12, 2024, a destructive ice storm brought extensive damage and disruption to the Willamette Valley. During that time, the St. Vincent de Paul-administered Egan Warming Centers program activated in response to low temperatures and freezing rains. Three days...
Donations, Emergency Assistance, Shelter Assistance
Following three consecutive nights of activations, Egan Warming Centers concluded normal operations on Tuesday, Jan. 16, as nighttime temperatures leading into Wednesday morning were forecast to rise back above the program’s operating threshold of 30 degrees F. But...
Affordable Housing, Donations, Emergency Assistance, Shelter Assistance, Youth & Family
All we do is thanks to you. You might have seen and heard that phrase used by us here at St. Vincent de Paul of Lane County (SVdP) lately, and there’s a good reason for that. We’re proud of the fact that our St. Vinnie’s retail-thrift stores and recycling-based...
Affordable Housing, Emergency Assistance, Employment, Property Management, Recycling, Retail-Thrift Stores, Staff Stories
At its Nov. 8, 2023 meeting, the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County (SVdP) Board of Directors voted to promote SVdP Deputy Director Bethany Cartledge to the position of Executive Director, effective Dec. 1, 2023. Effective the same date, the board approved...
Donations, Emergency Assistance, Publications & Outreach, Uncategorized
More than a thrift store When we say we are more than a thrift store, what exactly do we mean? Is it because we carry a wide selection of furniture and appliances to meet every budget? Is it because we are also the largest used book seller in Lane County? Or because...