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HISTORY
In January 1952, under the direction of Monsignor
Edmund J. Murnane, Catholic Charities of Lane County opened its first
office in Eugene to help families and individuals in need. Over the
years, our name and programs have changed, but our mission to provide
compassionate service that recognizes the dignity of every human
being remains the same.
Fifty years ago, the staff managed a foster home
program, provided marriage counseling, served unwed mothers and their
children, and gave emergency aid to people in crisis. Today, Catholic
Community Services distributes food boxes, provides emergency shelter
and transitional housing, supports and educates young parents, and distributes
energy assistance and other funds to aid people in a variety of difficult
situations.
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Monsignor Edmund J. Murnane, founder of Catholic
Community Services of Lane County, in 1973.
In 1952, Monsignor Murnane organized a branch
office of Catholic Charities Portland in Eugene known
as "Catholic
Charities of Lane County". The agency name was changed when it
became an independent "member" organization of Catholic Charities
Portland in the 1980s. |
In 1988, former Executive
Director of Catholic Community Services, Jeanne (Casey) Benson,
welcomes guests to an Open House to celebrate the new administrative
offices housed in the Hacienda housing project in Eugene.
The project realized a joint effort of CCSLC
and the St. Vincent de Paul Society to provide shelter units
for families. |
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