New heat pumps mean cool relief, cost savings for SVdP residents

Affordable Housing, Property Management

EUGENE — St. Vincent de Paul of Society of Lane County (SVdP) recently installed new ductless cooling/heating systems in 86 of its affordable-housing units — just in time to bring residents air-conditioned relief from this summer’s severe heat, while also promising...

SVdP hosts 2024 Bill Barr Memorial Golf Classic

Affordable Housing, Events

SVdP golf tourney: Drive to keep families housed  When St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County (SVdP) expanded services to include affordable housing in the 1990s, it was clear that getting housed was not the end of the journey for our clients.  So, we established...

SVdP invites community for campus picnic on July 20th

Employment, Events, Retail-Thrift Stores

  Nonprofit will engage community with same-day picnic/fundraiser, tent sale and job fair. EUGENE — Saturday, July 20, just might be the most action-packed day ever planned at the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County (SVdP) headquarters. Fun-seeking...

SVdP to open cooling center during heat wave

Emergency Assistance, Publications & Outreach

EUGENE — St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County (SVdP) will open a cooling shelter at Lane Events Center and take other steps to protect program clients, community members and staff from excessive heat in the forecast this weekend. Here’s an overview of SVdP sites...

SVdP responds to Johnson v. Grants Pass

Emergency Assistance

In case you missed it, on June 28 the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in the Johnson v. Grants Pass case that is likely to reshape many cities’ outdoor camping policies addressing unsheltered homelessness. In short, the court ruled that the city of Grants Pass —...