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City partners with Saint Vincent de Paul on temporary family shelter pilot tied to Oak Street Commons funding
Summary
Sutherlin announced a partnership with Saint Vincent de Paul to develop a temporary family shelter program and use previously committed grant funds toward project development; city staff will work with the nonprofit on project description, budget and next steps for a site at 151 Pear Lane.
City officials and Saint Vincent de Paul described a planned partnership to develop a temporary family shelter program focused on families with minor children and to use the city’s previously committed $650,000 grant funding to support project development.
City staff introduced Rodney of Saint Vincent de Paul, who described a program modeled on a long‑running shelter in Newport, Oregon. The shelter design in Sutherlin would include about 12 family units and on-site staffing (a 24-hour on-site supervisor plus daytime program staff). The pilot program requires participating families to have income, follow program rules (curfew, drug-free requirement, participation in counseling and classes) and to contribute a portion of income into structured savings while in the program.
City staff said the municipality holds site control of a property at 151 Pear Lane (approximately 2.75 acres with wetlands on part of the parcel) purchased in December and that the site is the intended location for the facility. The council heard that initial project development will involve inserting the project scope into the city’s grant system; staff noted it could take about a year to reach a formal agreement because of the nature of the funding.
Council and staff discussed funding plans that could include foundations (Ford Family Foundation, 3 Rivers Foundation), tribal partners, private donations and leveraged public grant dollars. Staff said the city will work with Saint Vincent de Paul on project descriptions, budgets and the necessary interagency agreements; no formal vote was recorded — the discussion established that city staff and the nonprofit will proceed with project development.
Staff said a pilot single-family home program has been operating locally and has served nine families over roughly two years, with about half meeting program goals. The proposed facility’s operating model will require families to save a portion of income while in the program to support stability at exit.
City staff and nonprofit representatives asked the council for continued support; staff will return with further project documentation, budgets and any agreement terms required to use the previously committed $650,000 in funds for the project.
