Events, Staff Stories, Supportive Housing, Veterans, Volunteer, Youth & Family
You’re invited to coffee and vino with Vinnie’s. St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County continues to gather community members and program directors together for informal information sessions. Join us once a quarter to learn more about emergency...
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...
Self-Sufficiency, Staff Stories, Supportive Housing, Veterans
Krysta Matsen is not a Veteran herself, but she’s no stranger to the struggle that prompts many to seek help from Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) to avoid homelessness and achieve stability. In fact, before she joined SSVF as a Rapid Rehousing case...
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, 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....
