by Deanna Rivera | May 30, 2019 | Community Awareness, Local Rotary Programs, Non-Profit, Volunteer Opportunities
Brad Bills, the new director of Hosea Youth Services and our very own Southtowne member, Josh, spoke about the issue of homeless youth. The Lane County Point In Time (PIT) count results, a survey for the homeless community, just came out. Here are a few statistics:...
by Deanna Rivera | Apr 4, 2019 | Fundraising, Non-Profit
November 13-24, fires ravaged areas in and around Paradise, California. Southwest Oregon volunteers from the Red Cross were deployed including our speaker, Carissa Hettich, who worked as a public affairs officer. Almost 14,000 homes in the communities of Paradise,...
by Deanna Rivera | Feb 21, 2019 | Community Awareness, Environmental Concerns, Health and Wellness, Local Business, Non-Profit, Politics
How prepared are you to survive and recover from the next Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake? Steve Robinson, of Cascadia Prepared, tells us why, when and how we should be prepared. Steve has worked for SAIF Corporation and ODOT, was a 12-year member of the Eugene...
by Deanna Rivera | Feb 7, 2019 | Community Awareness
Pat Walsh, Chair of the Lane County Poverty and Homelessness Board, and Alexandra Dreher, MSW. from the Lane County Human Services Division, explained the Board’s role in supporting local organizations who work to address poverty and homelessness in Eugene and Lane...
by Deanna Rivera | Dec 27, 2018 | Community Awareness
Eric Jackson, a traveling activist, came to speak about the 9th Crest Court Case regarding the homelessness epidemic in Lane County. Jackson has worked in many communities and is in agreement with the court believing that homelessness cannot be criminalized without...
