Emergency Assistance, Shelter Assistance, Staff Stories, Volunteer
If you asked Mary Sharon why she volunteers at Egan Warming Centers, the first thing she’d probably tell you is that she doesn’t volunteer; she serves at Egan. For her, it is an important distinction. “I don’t see myself as a volunteer. I’m not a volunteer citizen,...
Emergency Assistance, Shelter Assistance, Volunteer
Sometimes the call to step up and be forward in our efforts comes when we least expect it. That was the case for Charlotte Helmer, who began her journey as an Egan Warming Centers volunteer five years ago. Serving in what she considered a comfortable capacity at...
Donations, Emergency Assistance, Shelter Assistance, Volunteer
All of the volunteers who walk through the doors of an Egan Warming Centers emergency shelter arrive there for different reasons and from a wide variety of backgrounds. David Strahan’s journey as a volunteer with Egan began 11 years ago, and through that time he’s...
Emergency Assistance, Shelter Assistance
St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County (SVdP) will cease food-pantry box distribution from its Atkinson Food Room at the Lindholm Service Center, 456 Hwy. 99N in Eugene, effective Dec. 31, 2022. While this closure might come as a shock to some, especially so close...
Emergency Assistance, Shelter Assistance
Note: We published this post ahead of the Nov. 8, 2022 activation. For most current activation status, visit the Egan Warming Centers program page. Egan Warming Centers, administered by the nonprofit St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County (SVdP), is a lifesaving...
Emergency Assistance, Shelter Assistance, Staff Stories
Sarah Koski, a case manager at the 410 Garfield Safe Sleep Site operated by St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County (SVdP), recently was honored among Estée Lauder’s Top 100 Global Women Leaders and named a 2022 fellow in the Vital Voices Visionaries program....
