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Homelessness

Criminalized In a Pandemic

Eugene adjusts homeless response, but advocates are asking for better solutions

News 2 months ago

In a global pandemic and during a rainy winter, unhoused people don’t have many options for places to go. The continual clearing out of camps … Continue reading →

Barking up the Wrong Solution

A proposed update to Eugene City Code may affect unhoused individuals and their pets

News 2 months ago

They say a dog is a man’s best friend, but for those living on the streets unhoused, that companionship is even more important. For many … Continue reading →

This Is Us. This Is Eugene.

The second annual Candlelight Vigil to Mourn Death on the Streets

BlogNews 3 months ago

It’s instructive to begin on 7th Avenue and Washington Street in Eugene on any given winter evening. From that starting point, walk the windy asphalt … Continue reading →

Stop Death on the Streets Holds Demonstration at City Manager’s House

The caravan protest comes after recent sweeps of unhoused people's camps during COVID-19

BlogNews 5 months ago

The caravan of cars circles around City Manager Sarah Medary’s house for a second time at around 7:30 pm, their horns blaring as the demonstrators … Continue reading →

A Freezing Weekend for our Unhoused Community

Eugene expects a low overnight temperature Sunday of 26 degrees 

BlogNews 6 months ago

As Eugene and America as a whole continue to adjust to COVID-19, we are also facing and searching for solutions for a large homeless population. … Continue reading →

A TAC Progress Report

Eugene, Lane County discuss addressing homelessness and where they are on the five-year plan

BlogNews 6 months ago

At an Oct. 14 joint work session with the Lane County Board of County Commissioners and Eugene City Council, elected officials discussed homelessness and progress … Continue reading →

The Will to Find a Way?

Lane County’s emergency shelters closed on June 5 amid reduced shelter capacity and a projected increase in homelessness

BlogNews 10 months ago

Pool parties, bars open until midnight and pick-up soccer games: These are some of the highlights from Phase Two of Oregon’s plan to reopen. But … Continue reading →

A Marathon and a Sprint

Homelessness nonprofits prepare for COVID-19

News 1 year ago

We’ve heard the recommendations dozens of times: Wash your hands with soap and water, for at least 20 seconds; social distance at least six feet … Continue reading →

The Poor Among Us

How Lane County citizens once banded together to help the poor

News 1 year ago

In 1886, 27 years after Oregon became a state, the citizens of Lane County decided to help the poor. They gathered together and wrote a letter … Continue reading →

Mourn the Dead

Remembering those who have died unhoused in Eugene this year

BlogNews 1 year ago

Stripped to their core, all the homeless own is the concrete, dirt and their wits. The concrete is unforgiving, the dirt turns to mud this … Continue reading →

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Eugene Concert Choir – Beatles Forever

Hult Center for the Performing Arts • 7:30 pm • Tickets→

CalendarMusic
Apr18

NOTE: RESCHEDULED The performance of “Beatles Forever” originally scheduled for May 2 has been rescheduled and will now occur on July 18. Patrons with tickets … Continue reading →

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