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An early cold snap has prompted an emergency shelter response, so homeless people can escape freezing temperatures.The weekend forecast through Monday…
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The Springfield City Council unanimously voted to amend an ordinance, expanding which commercial buildings can provide temporary emergency shelter for…
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The Eugene Mission has extended services and capacity in the wake of the Holiday Farm Fire.Sheryl Balthrop is executive director of the mission. She says…
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Air quality indexes range from “unhealthy” to “hazardous” across the region, as wildfires continue to burn. And homeless people remain limited in…
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Ongoing wildfires have created a hazardous smog over the region, which can endanger people's health. And homeless people are especially vulnerable to the…
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As Lane County continues to re-open, temporary COVID-19 shelters for the unhoused are closing down. In response, the City of Eugene collaborated with the…
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Homeless people will still be counted in the 2020 Census, despite delays due to the pandemic. Originally, enumerators with the U.S. Census Bureau had…
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Nearing its 31st anniversary, Eugene’s mobile intervention service, CAHOOTS – which stands for “Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets” – is busier…
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Many advocates in Lane County are worried about the chronically unhoused and what will happen to them after today’s (Friday) closure of two COVID-Relief…
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Two shelter locations have opened this week in Eugene and Springfield that will operate 24/7. The aim is to give the unhoused refuge during the state…
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Lane County has been awarded over $3.5 million dollars to fund homeless assistance programs in 2020. It’s from the US Department of Housing and Urban…
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Lane County may allow a small camp for people who are homeless on the fairgrounds in Eugene. The idea was brought to the Lane County Board of…