St. Vinnie’s staff help donor reconnect with his lost iPhone

Staff Stories

NOTE: Larry preferred not to share his full name here, but we couldn’t resist sharing his recent positive experience in dealing with St. Vinnie’s employees! Staff from several SVdP departments answered the call to help a man find his missing phone, which...

SVdP’s Teacher Trena Reaps As She Sows

Staff Stories

SVdP’s Teacher Trena Reaps As She Sows St. Vincent de Paul is known as many things, but gateway to a new community, complete with role models for a new chapter? For Trena Cleland, St. Vinnie’s has been that and more since she and her partner Robert MacConnell...

YouTube Chefs Inspire First Place Cuisine

Staff Stories

A well-stocked pantry gladdens the heart of Shyla Hecht who prepares about 70 home-cooked meals per day for guests of First Place Family Center, the First Place Annex, and the Youth House. YouTube Chefs Stir Inspiration for Tables of SVdP Family, Youth Shelters As...

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...

Anne Williams: A Fond Recollection

Staff Stories

Former SVdP Development Director Remembers A Friend: Anne Williams. Anne Williams was a study in contrasts. Elegant, long tapered fingers held a pen, or a cigarette, or a well-used trowel or a rambunctious dog. She loved her husband so fiercely and privately, that I...

A Match Made At St. Vinnie’s

Staff Stories

February already. So far, 2021 hasn’t proved the panacea we hoped for, but now comes Valentine’s Day and an opportunity to appreciate those we love and, perhaps, have lost. St. Vinnie’s didn’t lose Anne Williams entirely when death came to her on Feb. 24, 2020. We...