Community Supported Shelters (CSS) was founded in 2013 to address the need for safe and secure shelter for people experiencing homelessness. In November of 2013, we first proposed our Safe Spot Community Program to the City of Eugene. The City accepted our proposal, offering a low-cost alternative for legal tent shelters to serve more people. Nine years later, as of September 2022, we have 8 full-sized Safe Spots, 5 micro-sites, and a scattering of individual Huts. Each full-sized Safe Spot hosts up to 18-20 people. Full-sized Safe Spot Communities provide clients with a kitchen (including water and a propane stove), a covered, wood-heated “commons” gathering space, garbage service, portable toilets, and a solar-powered charging station for mobile devices. Clients can leave their belongings safely stored behind a chain-link fence with a locked gate and/or in their own locked Conestoga Hut. They are welcome to stay in Safe Spots for up to 2 years. Safe Spots have served 120-170 people yearly since 2014. To date, roughly 60% of clients have moved on to a better situation.
External link for Community Supported Shelters
1160 Grant St
Eugene, Oregon 97402, US
Take advantage of this free opportunity to learn how you can create a cost-effective, eco-friendly shelter for the unhoused. Bonus: Registrants are automatically entered into a drawing for a CSS Swag Bag including a water bottle, sticker, pins, and Conestoga Hut construction manual! Register at: https://lnkd.in/gd4PqiPH We'll see you there!
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Whoa, Eugene REALTORs just adopted their THIRD Conestoga Hut! They enthusiastically raised money during their summer fundraising event to sponsor a Hut and help unhoused individuals stabilize. Thank you, you rock! ❤️ #realestate #housingcrisis #community #homelessness
Looking forward to tonight's First Friday Art Walk. Thank you to Trillium Community Health Plan and Lane Arts Council for helping us to make this collaboration with Oregon Supported Living Program possible. https://lnkd.in/gZDU_nqX
Join us this Friday for the First Friday Art Walk in downtown Eugene! Our partners, Oregon Supported Living Program are opening a new show featuring artwork from our clients and several community collaborative new pieces. See the Conestoga Art Hut!
Did you know CSS operates with an alternative leadership model? This week, the three CSS directors presented a panel at the Flourishing Oregon Conference that explored benefits, challenges, and successes of co-director structures. Here's a quick primer about how shared leadership works at our nonprofit! #leadership #nonprofit #community #communitysupportedshelters
Anna from CSS and Mija from OSLP Arts & Culture Program received an award for the art program we provide for our unhoused community! 👏👏 The Arts & Business Partnership Award, given by Arts & Business Alliance of Eugene (ABAE), recognizes innovative arts-business partnerships that positively impact the community, serve as a model for others, and effect significant mutual benefits for all parties involved. We appreciate the recognition and will continue to work hard to provide safe spaces for creative self-expression for people experiencing homelessness! #eugeneoregon #arts #artsandbusiness #communitypartners #brava #homelessness
We're absolutely honored to receive this award with our partners at Oregon Supported Living Program .
🎉 Big news alert! Get ready to celebrate with us at the upcoming BRAVA ! It will be an unforgettable evening filled with creativity, connections, and pure joy. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, May 22nd, doors open at 5 p.m. in the McDonlad Theatre. Trust us, you won't want to miss this! And now, without further ado, let's give a huge round of applause to this year's incredible honorees: ✨ Arts & Business Partnership Award: Community Supported Shelters & OSLP Arts and Culture Center ✨ Fentress Award: Eugene Concert Choir ✨ Eugene Arts & Letters Award: Steve La Riccia ✨ Dave Hauser Business of the Year: Hop Valley Brewing Company ✨ MC: J.C. Geiger ✨ Feature Performer: Kunu Dittmer-Bearchum aka Papi Wojapi and the Chokecherries 🗓 Wednesday, May 22 ⏰ 5:30 pm (Door at 5:00 pm) 📍 McDonald Theatre Thanks to our event sponsors: Evans, Elder, Brown & Seubert, Lane Workforce Partnership, Summit Bank, and the Turell Group #BRAVA #EugeneArts #CommunityCelebration #ArtsandBusiness #eugeneoregon #artsandbusinesspartnership #eugeneartsandletters #abaeawards #fentressaward #davehauseraward
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This Thursday, April 18 from 4:30-6:30 pm, is our big annual fundraiser to help the unhoused in Eugene! It's not too late to purchase your ticket: https://lnkd.in/gYx5MW9T
What is our approach for assisting unhoused individuals? It's in our name: Community, Support, and Shelter! #homelessness #eugeneoregon #shelter #endhomelessness