Affordable Housing, Donations, Emergency Assistance, Shelter Assistance, Social Justice, Veterans
A history of service For more than 70 years, St. Vincent de Paul has been a community resource for Lane County. Being able to pivot quickly to support neighbors in need has been one of our greatest skills — and one always supported by generous donors and community...
Affordable Housing, Donations, Emergency Assistance, Employment, First Place Family Center, Retail-Thrift Stores, Shelter Assistance, Veterans, Volunteer
TURNING TRASH INTO TREASURE One person’s trash is another person’s treasure, as the old saying goes. Since opening our first salvage bureau in 1953, St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County has proved this saying true time and again. By building a successful...
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,...
Affordable Housing, Donations, Emergency Assistance, Employment, First Place Family Center, New Developments, Property Management, Retail-Thrift Stores, Self-Sufficiency, Shelter Assistance, Staff Stories, Youth & Family
A YEAR OF CHANGE Many of us will always remember 2020 as a year that shook our lives. The worldwide disruption brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic affected billions of people from every walk of life. For so many, 2020 was certainly a year of uncertainty, fear, and...
Affordable Housing, Donations, Emergency Assistance, Self-Sufficiency, Shelter Assistance, Supportive Housing, Veterans
SLIPPING THROUGH “They slipped through the cracks.” It’s a phrase we hear repeated far too often when we talk about homeless Veterans. Despite the numerous programs and courses available to outgoing military members, there always seem to be those ones who just...
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,...
