News & Events
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...
Unwrap the December issue of St. Vinnie’s Voice!
If you’ve already subscribed to our mailing list, the new issue of our printed newsletter, St. Vinnie’s Voice, will arrive in your mailbox soon. The December 2022 publication includes some exciting news, program updates, and service statistics, and...
Food-room closure will open up new service possibilities
St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County (SVdP) will cease food-pantry box distribution from its Atkinson Food Room at the Lindholm Service Center, 456 Hwy. 99N in Eugene, effective Dec. 31, 2022. While this closure might come as a shock to some,...
Wrap up a ‘Green’ Holiday Season with St. Vinnie’s
Kermit the Frog famously croaked “it’s not easy being green,” which might have been true on Sesame Street. But our amphibious friend would surely sing a different tune if he lived anywhere near one of St. Vinnie’s 13 retail-thrift stores in Oregon....
Ending Veteran Homelessness
Letter from Veteran Services Leadership On behalf of Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF), we appreciate your willingness to continue the journey toward ending Veteran homelessness in our community. Over the past year, our SSVF team...
At end of Veteran family’s long journey, home awaits
For Robert and Julie Palmer’s four school-aged children, it probably seemed like one long, fun-filled summer road trip. It even had a happy ending, when St. Vincent de Paul’s Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program helped the family...
Early cold means early start for Egan Warming Centers
Note: We published this post ahead of the Nov. 8, 2022 activation. For most current activation status, visit the Egan Warming Centers program page. Egan Warming Centers, administered by the nonprofit St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County...
SVdP provides Styrofoam (EPS) recycling solution
If asked to stop and think about expanded polystyrene, the first question that comes to your mind might be “What the heck is expanded polystyrene?” Quick answer: You know it as that lightweight, rigid yet cushioning white foam-block material that...