The Egan Warming Center is a coalition of community members representing service providers, nonprofits, faith and social activists communities and local government who have come together since 2008 to ensure that homeless people have shelter during extreme cold weather. Named in honor of Major Thomas Egan, a kindly gentleman who froze to death during a cold spell in 2008, the Warming Center mission is simple: to ensure that homeless people in Lane County have a place to sleep indoors when temperatures drop to 28 degrees or below between November 15th and March 31st.
St. Vincent de Paul of Lane County serves as the primary agency responsible for implementing the operation of the Warming Center and building a sustainable model for the long term. For more information about joining this effort, contact us at info@eganwarmingcenter.org
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Coalition Members:
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American Red Cross, Oregon Pacific Chapter
Catholic Community Services
Church of the Resurrection
City of Eugene
Eugene 4j Schools
Ebbert Memorial United Methodist Church
Eugene Police Department
First Baptist Church of Springfield
First Christian Church of Eugene
FOOD for Lane County
Free People Ministry
Hosea Youth Services
Lane County Emergency Management
Lane County Commission for the Advancement of Human RightsLane County Human Services Commission
Lane County Public Health
Lane Transit District
Looking Glass
ShelterCare
SouthHills Church
Springfield Alliance for Equality and Respect, a program of CALC
Springfield Shelter Rights Alliance
Springfield School District
St. Alice Catholic Church
St. Vincent DePaul of Lane County
Veterans Reintegration Services
White Bird
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