VHP Works With and For Veterans

A dozen homes across Eugene are dedicated as housing for veteran families under the umbrella of the Veterans Housing Project. They are the fruits of countless purchases, gifts, and labors invested by businesses, donors, volunteers, and the founding organizations, the...

A Reunion 25 Years in the Making

A 60-something veteran of Vietnam, Ken enrolled in St. Vincent de Paul’s Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program (SSVF) during fall, preceding a winter that was expected to be extraordinarily harsh. He had been homeless for the better part of 25 years and was...

SSVF Opened Doors for Single Dad

Family from the Coast Finds Safe Harbor in Eugene If you’ve visited Newport on the Oregon Coast lately, booming as it is with upscale abodes, you’ll understand the circumstances that brought JR and his daughter to Eugene in search of affordable housing. Little did JR...
Amid Cheers and Applause, A Veteran Comes Home

Amid Cheers and Applause, A Veteran Comes Home

About 50 well-wishers and donors turned out Dec. 10 to cheer as retired Cpl. Bradley Stenson received the keys to his home, House No. 11 for the Veteran’s Housing Project. Eight years in, nearly all the founding organizations were represented, including the City of...