Homelessness

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Second and Garfield to open this week; Council approves 3 more safe sleep sites

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

With the LTD site about to open, the Eugene City Council approved three more safe sleep sites. Matt Rodrigues: Good...

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Pastor Gabe shares vision for ‘Everyone Village’

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

Simone: It's called Everyone Village. Pastor Gabe: Hi, I'm Gabe. So the master plan, if you will, for this location,...

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City, county electeds hear summer update on street outreach

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

Eugene and Lane County heard the latest on regional efforts around homelessness. On the county's street outreach, James Ewell. James...

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Carry it Forward Makes a Difference

4 years ago Whole Community News

by Joshua Kielas, KEPW Weekly News I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Arwen Maas-Despain, the founder of local nonprofit...

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HRC calls for emergency in advance of July ‘eviction cliff’

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

With rent coming due for July, tenant advocates predict massive evictions. Tim Morris represents the Springfield Eugene Tenant Association (SETA)....

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HRC to consider emergency declaration

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

Heather Sielicki: We're terrified about the eviction moratorium ending. What was so horrifying about the wildfires were all of these...

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Matt Keating: Nightingale Hosted Shelters has a great model

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

A city-county Town Hall on June 3 addressed homelessness, health, and human services. City Councilor Matt Keating. City Councilor Matt...

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Dan Bryant describes ‘Village Model’ for affordable housing

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

A city-county Town Hall on June 3 addressed homelessness, health, and human services. City Councilor Claire Syrett: I really appreciate...

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Alan Zelenka: We’ve dismantled the mental health system in the United States

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

A city/county Town Hall on June 3 addressed homelessness, health, and human services. City Councilor Alan Zelenka. City Councilor Alan...

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City, county officials outline strategies for homelessness crisis

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

Elected officials from Eugene and Lane County teamed up on June 3 with a town hall that addressed our growing...

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Dakota shares his 4J School Board campaign experience

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

Jenna: I'm Jenna with the Youth Radio and I'm with my cohost Ozy, and we're going to be interviewing Dakota...

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Oregon’s first Peruvian-American legislator talks about her first 45 days

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

A local Town Hall featured the legislature's newest member.  Rep. Marty Wilde and Eugene City Councilor Matt Keating welcomed Rep....

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Carry It Forward’s tiny homes provide shelter, workforce training, and jobs

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

A Eugene non-profit can build high-quality tiny homes for the same price as a Pallet Shelter. Unlike a Pallet Shelter,...

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Councilor Emily Semple: ‘We listened and responded’

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

Mayor Lucy Vinis: We are facing a humanitarian crisis, a huge humanitarian crisis. Eugene Mayor Lucy Vinis spoke on homelessness...

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Randy Groves to HRC: 178 new homeless each month

4 years ago John Quetzalcoatl Murray

The Human Rights Commission received an update from City Council liaison Randy Groves at its regular monthly meeting March 16....