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KeyBank grants SVdP $150k for ‘Shed-ucation’ initiative
St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County (SVdP) has received a $150,000 grant from KeyBank to support its Shed-ucation initiative, an innovative new program spearheaded by SVdP in collaboration with Lane Workforce Partnership and the Lane...
We Are SVdP: Lynne Francois-Grubbs
A YEAR OF CHANGE Many of us will always remember 2020 as a year that shook our lives. The worldwide disruption brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic affected billions of people from every walk of life. For so many, 2020 was certainly a year of...
We are SVdP: Krysta Matsen, from client to case manager
Krysta Matsen is not a Veteran herself, but she’s no stranger to the struggle that prompts many to seek help from Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) to avoid homelessness and achieve stability. In fact, before she joined SSVF as a...
Caldera Songwriters’ Feb. 11 concert to benefit Egan Warming Centers
Eugene Caldera Songwriters will get an early start on Valentine’s Day with its annual benefit concert for Egan Warming Centers from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11, at First Christian Church, 1166 Oak St. in downtown Eugene. For the past...
Through the Cracks: A Veteran Couple’s Fight for Footing
SLIPPING THROUGH “They slipped through the cracks.” It’s a phrase we hear repeated far too often when we talk about homeless Veterans. Despite the numerous programs and courses available to outgoing military members, there always seem to be those...
Don’t just sit on appliances; let St. Vinnie’s pick them up!
Have an old appliance or two that you want out of the house? Maybe you recently remodeled your kitchen or laundry room and upgraded to all new appliances, or just replaced one with a new-and-improved version but the old one still has life left in...
We Are SVdP: Cari Hansen
DOWN BUT NOT OUT Everyone begins the race of life at a different starting point, and the track isn’t always as linear as we’d like it to be. It’s riddled with obstacles, setbacks and detours. Sometimes we lose the path altogether. But for Cari...
Choosing to live and mend her broken wings
Judy Bullard’s new life at SVdP’s The Phoenix House is leading one way — up. “I feel like I’ve hit my bottom several times,” allows Judy, 63, a longtime addict now sober for 18 months. “I don’t want to die. Too many people around me I loved and cared about, including family, died behind this addiction. I choose to live.”…