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McDonald Community Vision Fund: Facing tomorrow’s problems
A history of service For more than 70 years, St. Vincent de Paul has been a community resource for Lane County. Being able to pivot quickly to support neighbors in need has been one of our greatest skills — and one always supported by generous...
SVdP steers value away from landfills
Who would expect modestly sized Eugene, Ore., to become a nationwide nexus for shipments of high-quality products discarded by some of the largest U.S. retailers? But that’s exactly what has happened, thanks to the innovative waste-diversion and...
Residents sought for home rehabilitation
Homeowners in the Oakridge-Westfir areas who need help to make health- and safety-oriented home repairs are sought to complete a simple assessment form for the Regional Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program (RHRP). St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane...
RHRP rehabilitates housing and well-being
What is RHRP? St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County (SVdP) has been on the forefront of providing solutions to the housing shortage since we first began developing affordable-housing properties in 1989. But building new properties is only one...
Join us for Coffee and Vino with Vinnie’s!
St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County is happy to announce the return of Coffee and Vino with Vinnie’s! On the last Thursday of every month, we are inviting community members to our Chad Drive office for an opportunity to sit down with...
From trash to treasure
TURNING TRASH INTO TREASURE One person’s trash is another person’s treasure, as the old saying goes. Since opening our first salvage bureau in 1953, St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County has proved this saying true time and again. By building...
Turning trash to treasure, Earth Day and every day
Turning trash into treasure is a worthy pursuit, by any measure. But “aspirational recycling” is hardly worth its weight in expanded polystyrene foam. More on that later. First, on this Earth Day, we want to tell you more about the environmental...
SVdP reflections on equality this Emancipation Day
Did you know that three years before the 13th Amendment was ratified officially abolishing slavery in the Unites States, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Compensated Emancipation Act on April 16, 1862? That date became an official public...