July Tracking and Reporting Homeless Numbers Lane County, City of Eugene and non-profit partner agencies are adapting how homeless numbers are tracked and reported locally. See questions and answers about the Homeless By Names List and learn why it helps us better understand homelessness in Lane County.
Each location provides space for up to six Conestoga Huts or tents and is managed by a nonprofit social service provider who is responsible for maintaining the site, providing supervision and oversight, and supporting the residents.
Overview Homelessness is traumatizing for those who experience it, and it significantly impacts our broader community. The City is specifically focused on the formation of a new Street Outreach team and the siting of a bed low barrier shelter. Implementing strategies outlined in the City's Community Safety Initiative , including increased support for alternative shelter programs and the opening of a new Resource Center for people experiencing homelessness.
Strategies also include ongoing support for Community Court and the outreach partnership between Eugene Police and White Bird , a local social service provider. Improving current programs and building strong, collaborative, community networks that are coordinated and responsive to different needs, including those around camp clean-up and response.
The Lane County Human Services Division oversees our community's Homeless Management Information System HMIS and manages and coordinates the majority of federal, state and local funding allocated to human service and housing programs for people in our area who are homeless or low income. Visit the subpages for more information about the City's ongoing programs and efforts.
Public and private non-profit organizations , the faith community and community advocates provide the indispensable on-the-ground assistance and advocacy that people need in order to get back on their feet. The State of Oregon and the federal government allocate funding toward specific housing and homelessness programs and services.
As homelessness overlaps with other sectors of society such as medical and behavioral healthcare, housing, education, employment, and criminal justice, these types of agencies and organizations have a seat at the table and a role to play too.
Creating More Safe Places to Sleep. Dusk to Dawn. Homelessness and Community Safety. Housing and Human Service Programs.
Opportunity Village. Local and national data indicate that very few people go straight from being evicted into literal homelessness, even in non-COVID-times. Millions of dollars are currently available through the CARES Act and the American Rescue Plan to assist people who are still in housing that they are leasing but are facing eviction. People living doubled-up and running out of options. Shelter Diversion targets those families that are most likely to next enter a shelter or be on the street.
It is also the most cost-effective strategy and has best outcomes for clients. But Shelter Diversion is largely unfunded. If we have adequate housing, income and supports, people who experience crises can avoid becoming homeless, or at least will be homeless for only a short time. Some groups of people are more likely to become homeless. Working poor and single-parent families with children often live in crowded housing.
They may be unable to afford a decent place to live while feeding and clothing their children. About one-in-seven users of shelters across Canada is a child.
Women are vulnerable to becoming homeless as they are often victims of family violence, and are more likely to live in poverty because they generally earn less than men. Newcomers to the rental housing market - especially young people, immigrants and refugees - are often placed in the situation of acquiring rental housing that they cannot afford, and in many cases are one cheque away from eviction. Many seniors face eviction and homelessness due to fixed incomes, increased rents and taxes and a decline in physical and mental health.
Visible minorities are often at risk of homelessness due to racial prejudice and employment disparities. Aboriginal people experience many of these contributing factors as well as: migration; third world housing conditions on-reserve ; racism; loss of cultural identity; and the ongoing intergenerational trauma associated with the residential school system.
Young people who are lesbian, gay and bisexual are much more likely to become homeless, as homophobia is still tolerated in many families, schools and communities.
Single adults and youth may become homeless because of personal challenges such as disabilities, mental health problems or addictions. However, it is important to note that most people who are homeless are not mentally ill.
It is poverty and a lack of supports that make them homeless. Understanding the factors that lead to homelessness is not easy considering how diverse the population is, and the fact that there are many pathways to homelessness.
More and more, researchers are recognizing that any analysis of homelessness must take account of the distinct challenges that specific sub-populations face. In addition, more community organizations and service providers also now recognize the need to develop programs, services and supports that take account of the specific challenges that subpopulations face.
People become homeless for many different reasons. It then follows that the services and supports that prevent homelessness as well as help people move forward with their lives must also take account of such differences. York University. Skip to main content. Homelessness What is homelessness?
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