New sites, challenges for Egan shelters in 2025-26
Top: New Egan Warming Center site at SVdP’s “The Zone,” 530 Hwy. 99 N in Eugene. Bottom: Guests and volunteers…
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FPFC Annex gives young family a needed boost into housing
Angel, left, and Olivia Merlos are pictured with kids Jordan and Dakota at SVdP’s First Place Family Center in July…
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Busy cold season concludes for Egan Warming Centers
Egan Warming Centers, a program administered by St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County (SVdP), concluded its 2024-25 operations…
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Egan Warming Center calling for volunteers for 2024-2025 season
Egan staff prepare for start of the season with series of new volunteer orientations EUGENE — Egan Warming Center, a…
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SVdP shelter program shifts to 24-hour operation as Dawn to Dawn
EUGENE — St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County’s (SVdP) congregate tent shelter for unhoused adults, formerly known as…
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Community Partners: Sarah A. Koski
Welcome to Eugene If you’ve worked in the nonprofit world in and around Lane County, Oregon for any period,…
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How Michael Williams got “kicked out of homelessness”
Arrival in Oregon “They kicked me out of homelessness,” Michael Williams likes to say when explaining how St. Vincent de…
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Emergency response: A conversation with Egan volunteer John E. Helmer
On January 12, 2024, a destructive ice storm brought extensive damage and disruption to the Willamette Valley. During that time,…
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Perseverance after loss: Kristen Raffin comeback story
Kristen Raffin celebrates success When Kristen Raffin arrived at St. Vincent de Paul’s (SVdP) 410 Garfield Safe Sleep Site in…
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SVdP opens emergency winter shelter through Jan. 17
Following three consecutive nights of activations, Egan Warming Centers concluded normal operations on Tuesday, Jan. 16, as nighttime temperatures leading…
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