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Housing
homeless
The First Place Family Center provides services
from clothing to counseling for homeless families
BY MISSY SOMERS | DAILY EMERALD FREELANCE REPORTER
Finishing classes, studying for fi
nals and thinking of winter
break clutters the minds of
some students so much that they
sometimes overlook an important as
pect of the holiday season: giving.
One way students can show their
generosity this winter is to help with
Eugene’s homeless community.
The estimated homeless popula
tion in Eugene is 18,000, according to
a 2004 survey by Central City Con
cern, a group that provides assistance
to the homeless. Places such as First
Place Family Center in Eu
gene serve the homeless
community and help stu
dents volunteer.
“The goal of the center is
to provide emergency serv
ices for people in transition
and to get them back on
their feet,” center director
Tim Rockwell said.
More than 50 congrega
tions and synagogues par
ticipate in the Family Cen
ter, on 1995 Amazon
Parkway, to provide servic
es of immediate needs for
homeless or soon-to-be
homeless families. The night shelter
provides meals, sleeping areas and
transportation, while the day shelter of
fers free childcare, laundry services,
food, clothing and counseling.
Rockwell said the center was creat
ed 15 years ago with the idea that by
providing people a place to shower
and do their laundry, their likelihood
of finding a job would increase. He
estimated that about 580 families use
the center’s facilities during the year,
with winter amassing the most calls.
Students who volunteer can help
with childcare, transportation or ad
ministrative activities.
Senior Colin Macdonald, the cen
ter’s volunteer coordinator, said vol
unteering there is “a great platform
to look at political and managerial
aspects of a nonprofit.”
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Macdonald originally volunteered
for the center in winter 2003 for his
family and human services major and
has now volunteered for three terms.
He said volunteering at the center
can be overwhelming and suggests
student volunteers be respectful,
competent and open-minded.
“I have met the most vibrant, charis
matic people at the center — it’s what
keeps me going,” Macdonald said.
Another facility that helps the
homeless is ShelterCare. The organiza
tion has 10 residential sites and serves
three populations: home
less families with chil
dren, adults with mental
illness and adult survivors
of brain injury.
ShelterCare was origi
nally started as Eugene
Emergency Housing in
the 1970s. In 1978, the
organization began pro
viding services for adults
with mental illness.
Uhlhorn, an apartment
complex located on West
13th Avenue, was estab
lished in 1990 and is an
example of one of the
residential sites offered for people
who suffer from head injuries.
Volunteer Coordinator Gene
Obersinner said ShelterCare is in need
of volunteers during the busy winter
holidays and has been desperately try
ing to recruit from the University.
“Most people in society feel bet
ter when they get a chance to give,
and working with ShelterCare will
give them a chance to do that,”
Obersinner said.
Obersinner said students who vol
unteer can work in children’s pro
grams, help residents on outings or
do administrative tasks. Obersinner
also emphasized how important
recreation is to the residents.
“If a volunteer can come in and
play an instrument or help on an out
ing, the clients really love it,” he said.
GET IN CONTACT
SheKerCare
1790 W. 11th Ave.
P.O.Box 23338
Eugene, OR 97402
www.sheltercare.org
Volunteer coordinator: Gene
Obersinner
Phone: 686-1262 ext. 305
First Place Family Center
1995 Amazon Parkway
Eugene, OR 97405
www.efn.org/~fpfc/
Contact: Colin Macdonald
or Tim Rockwell
Phone: 342-7728
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