Directory of Services
Our Services
For almost 70 years, St. Vincent de Paul of Lane County’s social service programs have provided supportive resources for individuals, children and families who live in poverty and/or homelessness, serving 35,000 people annually.
Emergency Services
SVdP delivers an array of resources and services – with the fewest possible access barriers – to provide shelter, food, safety, material and financial assistance, and other forms of tangible help to those experiencing homelessness and poverty.
We want your feedback. Please complete the form to tell us about your experience in our emergency services programs.
Egan Warming Centers
Egan Warming Centers’ mission is to ensure that unsheltered people in Lane County have a place to sleep indoors when temperatures drop below 30 degrees Fahrenheit.
Eugene Service Station
The Eugene Service Station (ESS) is a welcoming day shelter that adults experiencing homelessness can use to meet their basic needs. The ESS provides food, day shelter, clothing, laundry, showers, supplies, and stabilizing assistance during personal crises.
Shelter Assistance
St. Vincent de Paul has shelter programs that help families and individuals experiencing homelessness in Lane County. These are Dusk to Dawn, two Safe Sleep sites, the Safe Parking Program, First Place Annex Night Shelter (for families), and — during severe winter weather — Egan Warming Center.
We want your feedback. Please complete the form to tell us about your experience in our shelter assistance programs.
410 Garfield Safe Sleep Program
The City of Eugene’s newest Safe Sleep Site is now open at 410 Garfield. This site includes an indoor facility with 86 safe, heated spaces and a variety of features to support health and stability.Â
Dusk to Dawn
The Dawn to Dawn program invites unsheltered individuals to sleep safely overnight in heated, heavy-duty communal tents.
Overnight Parking and Safe Parking Programs
SVdP operates the Overnight Parking Program and two Safe Parking Programs for those sheltered in their vehicles.Â
310 Garfield Safe Sleep Program
In 2021, Eugene City Council approved the use of the property at 310Â Garfield for a Safe Sleep – Parking site, with the capacity to shelter approximately 55 vehicles, including RVs.
Youth and Family Services
St. Vincent de Paul provides life stabilizing services to families with children under the age of 18, including emergency services, overnight and day shelter. Youth and Family Services offer wraparound case management support and advocacy to meet the unique needs of families experiencing homelessness.
First Place Family Center and Night Shelter Annex is in urgent need of volunteers in our kitchen and providing meals. If you are part of or know a group interested in helping, fill out this volunteer form:
Feedback on our Youth and Family Services helps us better our programs and best serve our community. Provide feedback on your experience here:
Night Shelter Annex
The Night Shelter Annex is a 90-day wraparound case management and shelter program for families experiencing homelessness in Lane County. To qualify for the Night Shelter Annex, families must be registered at First Place Family Center.
First Place Family Center
First Place Family Center (FPFC) is a day shelter and service access point for families experiencing homelessness. FPFC addresses basic needs and provides essential social services to families with children under age 18.
First Place Kids
First Place Kids program is our newest solution to Eugene’s childcare desert, providing free high quality, trauma-informed daycare at no cost to families.
The Youth House
The Youth House provides stable and affordable housing for young adults and emancipated youth exiting the foster-care system.
Affordable Housing Services
SVdP provides quality, affordable rental housing to low-income individuals and families — who should never have to choose between paying their rent and buying groceries — and helps people maintain their housing through a variety of service programs.
Housing Development
Since 1988, St. Vincent de Paul has developed multi-family housing for low-income families, seniors and people with disabilities. We’ve developed more than 1,600 units so far and operate almost 1,500 of those units.
Rental Properties
St. Vincent de Paul’s Property Management department oversees our rental properties from Waitlist to leasing, including a robust portfolio of manufactured homes.
Resident Services
We manage our own properties and provide an innovative approach to housing stability through our Resident Services department.
Self Sufficiency Services
SVdP provides resources to help people move out of poverty and into stability, including through programs that teach them how to gain work experience, build job-retention skills, and repair damaged rental history.
Lindholm Social Services Office
The Lindholm Social Services Office offers a variety of programs and services to low-income households in Lane County. The office is conveniently located next to the Eugene Service Station (ESS) and the Atkinson Food Room on Hwy 99 in Eugene.
The Phoenix House
A sober living facility for women! 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 addiction.
Second Chance Renter’s Education
Second Chance offers tenant education through a trauma-informed and strengths based approach. The program is a series of 8 powerful and informative classes taught by SVdP staff and local community experts.
Valley Individual Development Accounts (VIDA)
The VIDA program helps low-to-moderate income households achieve major life and financial goals by saving money, which is then compounded by a generous match of state and federal funds.
Regional Housing Rehabilitation Program (RHRP)
RHRP is a home repair loan program for people living in small cities and unincorporated areas of Lane County. The program provides financial assistance for health and safety repairs so that people can live safely in their homes.