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Residents safe after fire at SVdP housing in Eugene
A fire on the morning of Friday, Sept. 27 damaged multiple units at Oakwood Manor, a West Eugene affordable-housing apartment complex owned and managed by St. Vincent de Paul of Lane County (SVdP). A quick response by Eugene-Springfield Fire crews...
Couple finds love through thrifting at St. Vinnie’s
The couple that thrifts together, stays together. That might not be a common expression that applies to everyone, but it certainly does to Brice Mercer and his bride-to-be, Siria Ochoa. The two are set to be married on October 12 of this year after...
SVdP assesses damage after Eugene warehouse fire
A fire occurred inside a North Eugene storage warehouse leased by St. Vincent de Paul of Lane County (SVdP) on the night of Sunday, Sept. 22. The blaze, largely limited to the contents of the building and not the structure itself, was extinguished...
New heat pumps mean cool relief, cost savings for SVdP residents
EUGENE — St. Vincent de Paul of Society of Lane County (SVdP) recently installed new ductless cooling/heating systems in 86 of its affordable-housing units — just in time to bring residents air-conditioned relief from this summer’s severe heat,...
SVdP hosts 2024 Bill Barr Memorial Golf Classic
SVdP golf tourney: Drive to keep families housed When St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County (SVdP) expanded services to include affordable housing in the 1990s, it was clear that getting housed was not the end of the journey for our clients. ...
SVdP invites community for campus picnic on July 20th
Nonprofit will engage community with same-day picnic/fundraiser, tent sale and job fair. EUGENE — Saturday, July 20, just might be the most action-packed day ever planned at the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County (SVdP) headquarters....
SVdP to open cooling center during heat wave
EUGENE — St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County (SVdP) will open a cooling shelter at Lane Events Center and take other steps to protect program clients, community members and staff from excessive heat in the forecast this weekend. Here’s an...
SVdP responds to Johnson v. Grants Pass
In case you missed it, on June 28 the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in the Johnson v. Grants Pass case that is likely to reshape many cities’ outdoor camping policies addressing unsheltered homelessness. In short, the court ruled that the...