A.L.E Welcome Basket

Assistance League of Eugene offers numerous cleaning and hygiene supplies to homeless low-income families who are entering St. Vincent de Paul’s “Connections Transitional Housing Program”*. Lane County Extension Service information as well as appropriate paperback books on childcare, housekeeping, and cooking hints are included. These supplies are housed at St. Vincent’s de Paul’s office and are available for families to select the items they need.

This project was started in 1997 and serves approximately 40 families a year. To date over 225 families have benefited from this project.

Working together, Assistance League of Eugene and St Vincent de Paul help homeless families get a jump-start. Food stamps cannot be used to purchase cleaning and hygiene products.

One recipient of our project was Misty, a young single mother who received a basket of supplies. Misty said this gift helped her start a new life and boosted her morale. “The future is always bright so the future is always what you make of it, now I have a beginning so now it’s up to me to build on it”.

* Contact St Vincent de Paul for more information on the Connections Transitional Housing Program.