by stvincentdepau | Nov 11, 2021 | 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...
by stvincentdepau | Oct 4, 2021 | 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...
by stvincentdepau | Apr 30, 2021 | 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...
by stvincentdepau | Oct 13, 2020 | 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...
by stvincentdepau | Jun 11, 2020 | 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....
by stvincentdepau | May 28, 2020 | Emergency Assistance, Youth & Family
Weekend Receptionist Rita Tinney Is Still There for First Place Families “You’re not going to split us up, are you?” Rita Tinney heard the question countless times during the 12 years she worked the reception desk at St. Vincent de Paul’s First Place Family Center....
