Eugene, Lane County, and Local Nonprofits Work to Provide Homeless Services, Affordable Housing, and More
Here are some of the initiatives going on in our community to help the homeless and provide pathways to affordable housing.
Pre-housing Shelter for those experiencing homelessness
Multiple initiatives working with local non-profits.
Lane County Purchases Pallet Shelters
Lane County’s housing agency, providing affordable housing for low-income county residents.
Busting myths about public housing
Quality affordable housing for those on low incomes
Creating self-managed communities of cost-effective tiny homes
Rescue shelter and transitioning out of homelessness
Long-time director Terry McDonald guides Lane County’s largest nonprofit human services organization in multiple initiatives. Here are some:
Pallet Shelters Help Homeless Peacehealth patients
St. Vincent de Paul Annex Night Shelter
Creating safe places to sleep and park.
Busting myths about homeless people
Fifty years providing services to those of us struggling with social, emotional, and physical well-being. Word is spreading.
Providing groundbreaking first response for crises involving mental illness, homelessness, and addiction.
Operated by White Bird Clinic for 34 years and dispatched by Lane County 911.
Thanks Doug!
The last time the country experienced homelessness like this was the Great Depression. Every store had a sign out in front that said “No help needed”! Now we have even more homeless with a help wanted sign on every food and beverage or retail store.
They can’t all have mental or physical impairments that prohibits gainful employment.
In fact, by and large, they look perfectly capable.
Maybe they just don’t want to answer to “the man” or love low cost freedom to camp anywhere and do drugs.
I’ll be publishing a companion post to this one in a few days. It’ll be a different take on this than yours. Looking forward to your comments on it!
Always two sides to every coin!
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