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Our residential programs help move individuals and
families toward greater levels of independence.
EMERGENCY SERVICES:
Emergency Shelter & Support
Homeless families with children find shelter and support
at Family Housing Program in Eugene and
Brethren Housing in Springfield.
Over 70% of families who complete their stays leave the shelters for
stable housing.
- The
programs serve families in 21 individual apartment units for up to
60 days. Some families are allowed to stay for up to 6 months to
increase their stability and long-term success.
- Families
access the shelters through a centralized waiting list that serves
all area shelters for families.
- The
wait for shelter is often between eight and twelve weeks long.
- Once in
shelter, families live in furnished apartment units.
- Staff assist families
with job and housing searches.
Each family in residence is provided:
- food
- clothing
- household
necessities
- school
supplies
- holiday
gifts
- household
appliances
- linens
- cleaning
materials
Shelter staff work to maintain a safe and secure
shelter environment for all families.
Additional
programs, services, and staff advocacy are available to families to
promote a successful transition to long term housing in the community.
These include
- skill-building
workshops
- referral
to counseling
- employment
support
- individual
advocacy for families with community services
- special
needs funds (such as employment or medical)
- housing
assistance funds are available to augment a family’s savings for
rental deposit and fee costs as they leave shelter
A
Children’s Program at the Eugene
shelter site provides
- on-site
respite care
- activities
and events for children of all ages
- activities
and events for families
ShelterCare
emergency shelter programs are supported by
- United
Way
- private
community donations
- funding
from the Human Services Commission of Lane County
- in-kind
donations (valued at over $20,000 each year) of food, clothing,
household items, and furniture from the community
- volunteer
time contributed to the shelter (more than 2,800 hours each year)
- business
sponsorship and proceeds from the annual Housewarming Auction
Family
Housing Program
969 Highway 99N, Eugene, OR 97402
541.689.7156 FAX 541.689.0898
email fshelter@sheltercare.org
Contacts: Char Hall, Program Manager; Susanne
Fendler, Transitional Services Manager; Yolanda Lockamy, Operations
Manager
Brethren Housing Program
1062 Main Street,
Springfield, OR
97477
541.726.8125 FAX 541.746.5039
email bhousing@sheltercare.org
Contact: Jessica Harris, Program Manager
Centralized Waiting List
To get on the list for emergency shelter call 689-7156 (Family Housing
Program). The list includes units at Family Housing Program, Brethren
Housing, and Catholic Community Services.
Download a PDF version of Helpful
Financial Hints here.
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