Unable to HelpSince April, 75-year-old Pat Hadley has been living in a tent on a planting strip between busy W. 11th Avenue and the home of a sympathetic Eugene family. You may recognize the house as the one that used to have a gigantic, hand-painted Bernie… Jul 09 20July 09, 2020Article at Eugene Weekly
Community courts and the homeless: Do these programs make a difference?By Gina Scalpone, Zack Demars and Donny Morrison Jourdan Horton made her way from Minnesota to Oregon two years ago on the promise of working on a farm near Eugene, a liberal university town in the state’s Willamette Valley. The job fell through, she… Jun 29 20June 29, 2020Article at CNS Homeless
Free From Fines — For NowLaura Mills sits in the shade atop a thin piece of mattress padding outside of her blue tent. She’s nursing an Eagle cigarette and staring into a series of trees blocking the sun. She has no plans of moving. It’s May 20, and Mills first rolled her… Jun 18 20June 18, 2020Article at Eugene Weekly
Off The StreetsThe idea to house homeless veterans in old, refurbished RVs didn’t come to David Strahan overnight. In fact, he says, it felt more like the summation of his life’s work; every unique skill he’s learned coming together to form what’s essentially a… Mar 12 20March 12, 2020Article at Eugene Weekly
Remembering DocRobert “Doc” Wilson moved to Eugene only in 2015, but he and his cowboy Chihuahua, Chica, were soon ubiquitous downtown. You probably saw them in Kesey Square or at Saturday Market, Doc in his wheelchair and veteran’s garb, Chica in the array of… Nov 21 19November 21, 2019Article at Eugene Weekly
