Eugene Mission

The Eugene Mission remains on lockdown after 69 positive cases of COVID-19 were discovered there last week. Sheryl Balthrop is Executive Director of the…

In past years, the Eugene Mission has done a blow-out Thanksgiving feast for people who are low-income or homeless. But the pandemic has changed those…

Between the COVID-19 pandemic and a recent grant, the Eugene Mission has re-invented its work with the unhoused. The mission’s new approach is through a…

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…

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…

While the pandemic has disrupted services for the poor and hungry, a collaboration between Lane Community College and the Eugene Mission is making use of…

Thanksgiving preparations are underway at the Eugene Mission, where 700 people – including families – are expected to arrive Thursday. It’s a part of the…

As families and friends gather at home for Thanksgiving dinner, charities and shelters are feeding the less fortunate. KLCC’s Brian Bull checks in on…

Lane County Public Health and the County Board of Commissioners (acting as Health Board) have honored an individual and an agency for excellence in public…

Hundreds of homeless people are expected at the Eugene Mission this Christmas. As KLCC’s Brian Bull reports, it’ll be the first meal served inside the…

Thanksgiving dinner will be served at the Eugene Mission, despite the loss of their kitchen to fire last summer. The mission has been operating out of a…

As temperatures drop and rain increases, homeless people in Lane County will find more opportunities for shelter than year's past. But local non-profits…