News & Events
Wrap up a ‘Green’ Holiday Season with St. Vinnie’s
Kermit the Frog famously croaked “it’s not easy being green,” which might have been true on Sesame Street. But our amphibious friend would surely sing a different tune if he lived anywhere near one of St. Vinnie’s 13 retail-thrift stores in Oregon....
Ending Veteran Homelessness
Letter from Veteran Services Leadership On behalf of Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF), we appreciate your willingness to continue the journey toward ending Veteran homelessness in our community. Over the past year, our SSVF team...
At end of Veteran family’s long journey, home awaits
For Robert and Julie Palmer’s four school-aged children, it probably seemed like one long, fun-filled summer road trip. It even had a happy ending, when St. Vincent de Paul’s Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program helped the family...
Early cold means early start for Egan Warming Centers
Note: We published this post ahead of the Nov. 8, 2022 activation. For most current activation status, visit the Egan Warming Centers program page. Egan Warming Centers, administered by the nonprofit St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County...
SVdP provides Styrofoam (EPS) recycling solution
If asked to stop and think about expanded polystyrene, the first question that comes to your mind might be “What the heck is expanded polystyrene?” Quick answer: You know it as that lightweight, rigid yet cushioning white foam-block material that...
Estée Lauder, Vital Voices honor SVdP case manager
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...
Participants reflect on home, heart for SVdP art show
Ideally, home is where we are never far from the embrace of those we love most. It’s where we feel closest to complete contentment with our surroundings. And it’s where we weave the protective fabric of family to wear through our lives, just as the...
Autumn issue of St. Vinnie’s Voice is hot off the press!
If you’ve already subscribed to our mailing list, the new issue of our quarterly newsletter, St. Vinnie’s Voice, probably already landed in your mailbox. The Autumn 2022 publication includes some exciting news, program updates, and service...