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