News & Events
Emergency family services are moving August 1!
Beginning on August 1, 2022, we are excited to announce we will improve access to emergency family services by shifting these resources to one central location — the First Place Annex located at 4060 W. Amazon Drive in Eugene! July 27 was the last...
SVdP-aligned HOPE venture to build housing solutions
Steel workers once created heavy-duty logging implements in the cavernous manufacturing plant at 888 Garfield St., which dates to 1957. After the timber industry’s decline, the facility served as mostly quiet warehouse space for several decades....
New affordable/transitional-housing developments
St Vincent de Paul of Lane County Society of Lane County (SVdP) is an anchor in the community: from one-of-a-kind programs addressing education equity for children and youth experiencing homelessness, to emergency shelter programs, to our deep...
SSVF aids Veteran who lost ‘everything’ in 2020 fire
Something truly disastrous must happen before some Veterans will seek help from programs such as Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF). Take Trudy “Jess” Boykin. Now a firefighter, this U.S. Army Veteran served from 2007 to 2009 in Iraq,...
First look at the summer issue of St. Vinnie’s Voice!
If you’ve already subscribed to our mailing list, expect the new issue of our quarterly newsletter, St. Vinnie’s Voice, to land in your mailbox soon! In addition to having a new look, the Summer 2022 issue includes some exciting news, program...
Donate a vehicle in July, get a $100 gift card!
Anytime in July, earn a $100 gift card to St. Vinnie’s when you donate any vehicle — running or not! — at the St. Vinnie’s Car Lot, 1175 Hwy. 99N in Eugene. Or call 541-607-4541 to arrange for a free tow! Click below for details, and to learn more about the good your donation can do.
Affordable Housing Solutions: Hope is on the Horizon
So many hopeful things are on the horizon, it’s hard to know where to begin. But the building at 888 Garfield St. is an excellent starting place! Daylight pours through high windows on every side of this former American Steel manufacturing plant...
Affordable Housing Innovations
Guess who visited our Oak Leaf Mobile Home Park in the Cully Neighborhood of Portland?!? HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge! So glad our residents were able to share part of their amazing story and participate in solutions to the affordable housing...