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 —...

Community Partners: Sarah A. Koski

Emergency Assistance, Shelter Assistance, Volunteer

 Welcome to Eugene    If you’ve worked in the nonprofit world in and around Lane County, Oregon for any period, then it is a pretty good bet that you’ve heard the name Sarah Koski. She’s been involved at various levels of human services across the Willamette Valley...

How Michael Williams got “kicked out of homelessness”

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 response: A conversation with Egan volunteer John E. Helmer

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...

SVdP opens emergency winter shelter through Jan. 17

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...