Be a Warming Center Volunteer

Cold weather has arrived, and COAD Member Egan Warming Center (EWC) needs more volunteers.

EWC is almost entirely volunteer run, and many of our regular volunteers are in COVID-19 high-risk categories and are taking the year off to keep themselves and their families safe. That means we need many new, younger volunteers to take their place.

Anyone interested is encouraged to join us in one of our upcoming Zoom or in-person orientations.

You’ll hear about the program, how it works, what volunteers do, what our COVID safety protocols are, and what it’s like helping in an emergency winter shelter. There are no obligations or long term commitments. Come see what Egan is all about!

Egan Warming Center Orientations

• Thursday November 5th 7-8:30pm    This will be a virtual Zoom training. Please email us at eganwarmingcenter@svdp.us to RSVP and get a link to the training.
• Saturday November 7th  10-11:30am   We are making this an in-person option for anyone without Zoom access. But we need you to RSVP first — if no one is interested in this in-person option we will cancel. Let us know if you’re interested and we’ll send the downtown Eugene location and will see you there.
• Tuesday November 10th 6-7:30pm    This will be a virtual Zoom training. Please email us at eganwarmingcenter@svdp.us to RSVP and get a link to the training.

The Egan Warming Center operates during cold weather months, November 15 to March 31 to ensure that people who have lost their housing have emergency shelter access during extreme cold weather. The Egan Warming Center is a coalition of community members representing service providers, nonprofits, faith and social activists communities and local government.