First Place Family Center, Volunteer, Youth & Family
Located within SVdP’s First Place Family Center, First Place Kids is a unique program that addresses the multifaceted needs of children and families who are experiencing homelessness in Lane County. Homelessness impacts every member of the family, right down to a...
First Place Family Center, Youth & Family
First Place Dispelled Family’s Shelter Concerns It’s called First Place for good reason. Tiffany and Monica would advise any family to visit First Place Family Center before spending so much as a night in a car or tent. Faced with an abrupt loss of housing, they...
Emergency Assistance, Youth & Family
Weekend Receptionist Rita Tinney Is Still There for First Place Families “You’re not going to split us up, are you?” Rita Tinney heard the question countless times during the 12 years she worked the reception desk at St. Vincent de Paul’s First Place Family Center....
Emergency Assistance, First Place Family Center, Youth & Family
As the COVID-19 emergency filtered into Lane County, the staff of St. Vincent de Paul’s First Place programs flew into action, relocating 19 families — 70 souls on average — to the First Place Annex. The Annex accommodates sheltering in place,...
