Feb. 12 concert by Caldera Songwriters will support Egan Warming Center

Donations, Emergency Assistance, Events

Eugene Caldera Songwriters will celebrate Valentine’s Day with its 10th annual benefit concert for Egan Warming Center from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 12. The new venue for this year’s fundraiser is Alluvium Church, 810 W. Third Ave. in Eugene. Eugene...

Egan Warming Center’s 2021-22 season open as of Nov. 15

Emergency Assistance

Egan Warming Center, operated by the nonprofit St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County (SVdP), is in place to protect local unsheltered residents when sub-freezing overnight temperatures descend on Eugene-Springfield. The lifesaving program’s 2021-22...

City of Eugene opens first Safe Sleep site, operated by SVdP

Emergency Assistance

Note: This is from a press release from the City of Eugene distributed Oct. 1, 2021: The City of Eugene on Oct. 4 opened its first Safe Sleep site, operated by St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County, at 310 Garfield St. The location was one of the first two sites...

ESS’s ‘Old Master’ Moves On to Next Home

Emergency Assistance, Staff Stories

Thanks to George’s inspired determination, past clients of the Eugene Service Station are not forgotten George Lastrapes pursued his passion for classical portraiture and used it to memorialize others who came to St. Vincent de Paul for help. In so doing, he...

The Hub: It’s All Right Here

Emergency Assistance

Without a home, what chance does a person have at getting basic health care? A greatly improved one, thanks to a partnership between Willamette Family, Inc. (WTFS) and St. Vincent de Paul of Lane County that offers basic health care – routine and urgent – plus access...

Taxpayer Boost Welcomed by SVDP Statewide

Affordable Housing, Emergency Assistance, Self-Sufficiency

Grants totaling $33,500 sent to 15 SVDP entities When Oregonians pay their state taxes, they have the option of donating via the Oregon Charitable Checkoff to one of the listed charities. St. Vincent de Paul, as a statewide organization, is among the charities listed....