Egan Warming Center
The Egan Warming Center was started by a coalition of community members representing service providers, nonprofits, faith and social activist communities and local governments that came together in 2008 to ensure that homeless people would have shelter during extreme cold weather. It was named in honor of Major Thomas Egan, a Eugene resident who froze to death during a cold spell in 2008.
Warming centers open when temperatures drop below 28 degrees Fahrenheit. Local faith communities house guests overnight, and people are shuttled to day centers the following morning. The program has one part-time professional staffperson, but all other services are provided by volunteers. St. Vincent de Paul was honored to serve as the lead agency for the Egan Warming Center in 2009-2010 and again in 2010-2011.
For more information about the Egan Warming Center please visit www.eganwarmingcenter.org.