Emergency Assistance, Self-Sufficiency, Shelter Assistance, Uncategorized
Arrival in Oregon “They kicked me out of homelessness,” Michael Williams likes to say when explaining how St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County (SVdP) helped elevate him from chronic homelessness into supported housing. Michael first arrived at SVdP’s Eugene...
Donations, Employment, Recycling, Retail-Thrift Stores, Uncategorized
Early this spring, SVdP will cut the ribbon on a new retail location in Cottage Grove, Ore. The latest “St. Vinnie’s” will be our first new location since 2022, when we opened the doors at 888 Garfield St. in Eugene. It will be the 14th and southernmost store in St....
Donations, Emergency Assistance, Publications & Outreach, Uncategorized
More than a thrift store When we say we are more than a thrift store, what exactly do we mean? Is it because we carry a wide selection of furniture and appliances to meet every budget? Is it because we are also the largest used book seller in Lane County? Or because...
Affordable Housing, Emergency Assistance, New Developments, Publications & Outreach, Self-Sufficiency, Uncategorized
Homeowners in the Oakridge-Westfir areas who need help to make health- and safety-oriented home repairs are sought to complete a simple assessment form for the Regional Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program (RHRP). St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County (SVdP),...
Affordable Housing, Emergency Assistance, New Developments, Self-Sufficiency, Uncategorized
What is RHRP? St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County (SVdP) has been on the forefront of providing solutions to the housing shortage since we first began developing affordable-housing properties in 1989. But building new properties is only one piece of the puzzle....
