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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.”…
Why I Serve Part Three: Mary Sharon
If you asked Mary Sharon why she volunteers at Egan Warming Centers, the first thing she’d probably tell you is that she doesn’t volunteer; she serves at Egan. For her, it is an important distinction. “I don’t see myself as a volunteer. I’m not a...
Why I Serve Part Two: Charlotte Helmer
Sometimes the call to step up and be forward in our efforts comes when we least expect it. That was the case for Charlotte Helmer, who began her journey as an Egan Warming Centers volunteer five years ago. Serving in what she considered a...
Why I Serve Part One: David Strahan
All of the volunteers who walk through the doors of an Egan Warming Centers emergency shelter arrive there for different reasons and from a wide variety of backgrounds. David Strahan’s journey as a volunteer with Egan began 11 years ago, and...