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Homelessness Archive

Egan Warming Center Will Be Open Oct. 29 and 30

Egan normally does not open until later in November but is responding to the early cold temperatures

BlogNews 7 years ago

Egan Warming Center will activate at 8 pm on Tuesday, Oct. 29, and Wednesday, Oct. 30  at Lane Events Center in the Wheeler Pavilion. St. … Continue reading →

Health Care Organizations to Help the Homeless

Local hospitals fund Housing First development

News 7 years ago

Housing First is seen by many advocates for the unhoused as a big step in getting the chronically homeless into long-term housing rather than emergency … Continue reading →

The Broken System

Lane County ships the homeless and mentally ill to the state hospital without a trial

News 7 years ago

On a chilly October night last year, 59-year-old Douglas Saxe rampaged through his supported living apartment complex. He flooded floors, broke power meters and stole … Continue reading →

Annette Montero 1962-2019

The family of a woman killed in downtown Eugene last month describes a life much bigger than the word ‘homeless’

News 7 years ago

In 1979 she graduated as a class leader in a large Bay Area high school. In 1982 she was a student at the University of … Continue reading →

Lane County Commissioners Declare Homelessness an Emergency

Commissioner Jay Bozievich refers to the declaration as ‘symbolic,’ costly on taxpayer money

BlogNews 7 years ago

Lane County Board of Commissioners voted 4-1, approving a resolution declaring homelessness an emergency during its Tuesday morning Sept. 10 meeting. The declaration was symbolic … Continue reading →

Forever Unseen

The tragic death of an unhoused woman in Eugene raises questions about how the deaths of those on the streets are tracked

News 7 years ago

A woman was killed while sleeping in a parking lot during the early hours of Monday, Aug. 26. According to a series of Eugene Police … Continue reading →

Deeper Issues Of Generational Poverty

Snow destroyed tents of unhoused family

News 8 years ago

Snow pattered on the tent. “Come on girls, get ready for bed,” Tad Peterson told his daughters. But 17-year-old Ashley and 14-year-old Trinity couldn’t sleep. … Continue reading →

An Unsuccessful Solution

City officials claim Community Court has brought about big changes in the way Eugene treats the homeless. The court's own numbers tell a very different story.

News 8 years ago

By Taylor Perse and Morgan Theophil Two years ago the city of Eugene, with much fanfare, announced it would do more to help the homeless … Continue reading →

Butterfly Lot Curfew Approved

Lane County Board of Commissioners adopt an overnight curfew for the downtown lot

BlogNews 8 years ago

At its Tuesday, Nov. 27, meeting, the Lane County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved an emergency ordinance placing an 11 pm to 6 am curfew … Continue reading →

Downtown Businesses Thank City for Nixing City Hall Shelter

Letter refers to 'fragile' downtown

BlogNews 8 years ago

A letter signed by more than 30 downtown businesses gives praise to Eugene City Manager Jon Ruiz and other city officials for canceling the previously … Continue reading →

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