Social Services

Eugene’s City Council voted unanimously Monday to extend its Safe Sleep sites through June 2025.

Oregon temporarily waived the application and testing fees for people seeking a social worker licenses. But with increased demand and staffing challenges, some applicants waited months before getting approved.

Share is the largest provider of homeless services in Southwest Washington, with roughly 150 employees and a $13.7 million budget in 2020. Current and former workers allege being ignored about dangerous work environments and improper firings.

An increase in need for services created by the COVID-19 pandemic has exceeded the Oregon Department of Human Services’ ability to serve the public with its current staff.

Every City Council member is crafting their own ideas for how to spend the money. This week, Commissioner Mingus Mapps put his proposal on the table - one he predicts will be potentially the most contentious ask made during the upcoming budget monitoring process, a period when council members make changes to the budget they approved in the summer.

Damien Wheeler used to work as a student advocate in Vancouver, Wash. now he's a community resource liaison at Bridgeview Resource Center where he gives families in the Skyline Crest community resources connecting them to housing assistance, education and employment.

The program launched last year is finally realizing its full potential, adding more than 900 units of emergency shelter to state's capacity in 19 projects across 13 counties.

A local doctor used a 3-D printer to make a prosthetic hand for a 6 year old. Also, a fire shuts down one of the main homeless service centers near the Springwater trail. And we learn about an undercover investigation into plant trafficking.