Donations, Employment, Recycling, Retail-Thrift Stores
Who would expect modestly sized Eugene, Ore., to become a nationwide nexus for shipments of high-quality products discarded by some of the largest U.S. retailers? But that’s exactly what has happened, thanks to the innovative waste-diversion and revenue-generation...
Employment, Recycling, Retail-Thrift Stores
Turning trash into treasure is a worthy pursuit, by any measure. But “aspirational recycling” is hardly worth its weight in expanded polystyrene foam. More on that later. First, on this Earth Day, we want to tell you more about the environmental stewardship we take so...
Holidays & Dates, Social Justice
Did you know that three years before the 13th Amendment was ratified officially abolishing slavery in the Unites States, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Compensated Emancipation Act on April 16, 1862? That date became an official public holiday in the District of...
Emergency Assistance, Shelter Assistance, Volunteer
The 2022-23 operational season for Egan Warming Centers, administered by St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County (SVdP), concluded March 31 after a long, cold, especially trying winter for local unsheltered individuals and those striving to protect them. In fact,...
Donations, Recycling, Retail-Thrift Stores
St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County (SVdP) is a new Environmental Partner of 1% for the Planet, a worldwide alliance of more than 4,000 business and individual members that give back to support environmental nonprofits. “We are tremendously excited for the...
