News & Events
First look at the summer issue of St. Vinnie’s Voice!
If you’ve already subscribed to our mailing list, expect the new issue of our quarterly newsletter, St. Vinnie’s Voice, to land in your mailbox soon! In addition to having a new look, the Summer 2022 issue includes some exciting news, program...
Affordable Housing Solutions: Hope is on the Horizon
So many hopeful things are on the horizon, it’s hard to know where to begin. But the building at 888 Garfield St. is an excellent starting place! Daylight pours through high windows on every side of this former American Steel manufacturing plant...
Affordable Housing Innovations
Guess who visited our Oak Leaf Mobile Home Park in the Cully Neighborhood of Portland?!? HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge! So glad our residents were able to share part of their amazing story and participate in solutions to the affordable housing...
Sober living the focus at SVdP’s new Phoenix House
Like the mythical bird that inspired its name, The Phoenix House will represent renewal and restoration — providing a place where unsheltered women, striving to sustain sobriety, can find peace and stability as they ascend from the ashes of...
Youth House Successes: More than just another move
After recounting in her head the almost countless times she moved during her childhood, Ariana seems a bit surprised herself. “I hadn’t really thought about it until now,” she admits, “but this is the longest I’ve been in one spot since about sixth...
Youth House Successes: Couch surfing in her wake
Danielle couch-surfed through a couple of turbulent teen years as waves of instability rocked her home life. In early 2021, she entered St. Vincent de Paul’s Girls Youth House and it was like she passed from those stormy and unsettled years into the calm waters of a safe harbor.
New Video: Welcome to the St. Vinnie’s Car Lot!
Surely you know that you can donate all kinds of surplus stuff to St. Vincent de Paul. But you might not know that the list of accepted donations includes used vehicles — running or not! Donations generate resale or recycling proceeds to provide shelter, food and other help for people in need; create jobs; and might earn you a tax deduction. Watch this new video about our car lot to learn more!
Safe Sleep Stories: George appreciates a ‘good deal’
“There’s a lot of good things happening here,” George A. says as he surveys a recent morning’s activity inside the City of Eugene’s Safe Sleep site at 410 Garfield St., operated by St. Vincent de Paul. “It runs pretty smooth here, it’s pretty quiet, and most of the people are respectful. The staff treats me pretty well, even though I give them all a bad time,” he says with a sly grin and an infectious chuckle.