Give
Guide
If in doubt, help others out
BY EW STAFF
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s the Winter Solstice brings light to the world,
here’s your chance to bring light to others by
contributing to local nonprofits.
Eugene Weekly
1251 Lincoln Street, Eugene, OR 97401. 541-484-0519.
Support.EugeneWeekly.com.
“From KLCC to The Register-Guard to the little red
boxes of Eugene Weekly, the community needs news
sources. Whether it’s a subscription to a daily paper, a
contribution to public radio or supporting EW’s efforts
to put out a paper for the past 40 or so years, support
your local news source.” — Camilla Mortensen, Eugene
Weekly editor
Helping those in need
Burrito Brigade
541-556-5051 or 541-632-3239, info@burritobrigade.
BurritoBrigade.org.
“I have watched them grow from some Whiteaker folks
making vegan burritos for the unhoused in 2013 into a
group making 500 to 700 burritos every weekend, estab-
lishing 55 free little pantries hosted in neighborhoods
across Eugene-Springfield and running a free grocery
store stocked with rescued and donated food serving
1,200 families per month.” — Chris Calise, volunteer
Community Supported Shelters
1160 Grant Street, Eugene, OR 97402. 541-683-0836.
CommunitySupportedShelters.org.
“I believe in CSS because they do so much that helps
the unhoused obtain housing, jobs, food and whatever
other support they need.” — Devin Sharp, volunteer
Lane County Diaper Bank
5729 Main Street #176, Springfield, OR 97478. 541-221-
0824. LCDiaperBank.org.
“Lane County Diaper Bank gives back to the most
vulnerable demographic. The only way to improve our
society's future is to pour as many resources as we can
into our youths. Here at the Diaper Bank we make this
our mission every day.” — Melody Pittman, volunteer
ShelterCare
Cascadia Wildlands
499 W. 4th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401. 541-686-1262.
ShelterCare.org.
“During a time of immense need, ShelterCare has
the experience, expertise and local involvement with
the community that allows it to make an impact. Their
wide-reaching services do an amazing job of tailoring
themselves to the disparate housing and behavioral
health assistance that members of our community need.”
— Jesse Elconin, ShelterCare board member, co-founder
& principal broker of Duo Property Group
PO Box 10455, Eugene, OR 97440. 541-434-1463. Casc-
Wild.org.
“Cascadia Wildlands works overtime to keep our
precious waters safeguarded, big trees standing and
unique species persisting in our special region. These
are important values for Ninkasi, and we hope you can
join us in supporting this outstanding organization.” —
Jamie Floyd and Nikos Ridge, Ninkasi Brewing Company
co-founders
Better Eugene-Springfield Transportation (BEST)
Whiteaker Community Council
PO Box 11692, Eugene, OR 97440. Whiteakercommunity-
council@gmail.com. WhiteakerCommunityCouncil.com.
"City of Eugene Emergency Management under-
stands the need for community emergency preparedness
education. WCC efforts increase capacity for vulnerable
populations to prepare for, respond to and recover from
crises. Without support of community leaders like WCC,
it's nearly impossible to prepare each neighborhood
for emergencies our community can expect.” — Sierra
Anderson, city of Eugene emergency manager
Education
Parker Learning Gardens
31239 Lanes Turn Road, Eugene, OR 97408. Parker-
LearningGardens.org.
“Parker Learning Gardens provides a vital opportu-
nity for children from toddlers through high school to
connect with nature and where food comes from. The
organization fosters a sense of wonder and a love of
science while instilling in them the value of community.
It’s a worthy cause for any nature-lover to support.” —
Hope Zima, volunteer
SMART Reading
PO Box 1378, Springfield, OR 97477. 541-600-8035.
SMARTReading.org.
“I have worked closely with the SMART Reading
Program in three of our elementary schools. I have person-
ally witnessed SMART readers make connections with
students over the love of books every week. The dedica-
tion of the SMART volunteers goes way beyond reading
to individuals or classes of students.” — Carissa Boyce,
Title 1 coordinator, Eugene School District 4J
Environment
PO Box 773, Eugene, OR 97401. 541-343-5201. Best-
Oregon.org.
“I have admired BEST's efforts to share information
about city and regional plans that affect everyone's
transportation needs in the community. It's clear BEST
seeks all possible information and then interprets and
publishes their findings with highlights and careful opin-
ions. We need their voice, along with everyone's individual
contribution.” — Steve Bade
Breach Collective
PO Box 5291, Eugene, OR 97405. 541-632-4044.
“Breach has brought policy and technical expertise
to critical questions facing our community to address
climate change and the transition to clean renewable
electricity. As a nonprofit executive director myself, I
have been impressed by their collective passion, efficiency
and ability to work collaboratively to effect change.”
— Lyndsie Leech, executive director of WellMama and
Eugene city councilor
Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide
1412 Pearl St., Eugene, OR 97401. 541-687-8454, Elaw.org.
"ELAW is a lifeline for grassroots advocates around
the world." — Eduardo Mosqueda, ELAW partner, Mexico
Friends of Family Farmers
PO Box 751, Junction City, OR 97448. 503-581-7124.
FriendsofFamilyFarmers.org.
“FoFF truly supports small farms. The opportunities
to meet other farmers, get to know other players making
decisions that affect our farm and get on the ground
mentorship as a young farmer and young business are
really nice to have. I am very pleased that FoFF is in my
corner.” — Kait Crowley, owner/operator of PK Pastures
Beyond Toxics
ToolBox Project
120 Shelton McMurphey Blvd., Ste #280, Eugene, OR
97401. 541-465-8860. BeyondToxics.org.
“Beyond Toxics made a program available to get us
(Bethel residents) free air purifiers. It was nice to see an
immediate impact. You can really sense the unity and
passion they bring into their work.”
— Kyle Meyer, west Eugene resident facing soil reme-
diation due to dioxin contamination from J.H. Baxter Co.
2235 Adams Street, Eugene OR 97405. 541-838-0125.
EugeneToolBoxProject.org.
"As a ToolBox Project member I have access to over
1500 tools for my home gardening and carpentry proj-
ects. I can reserve tools online, and the staff are always
helpful." — Rich Klopfer, ToolBox volunteer & member
Ophelia’s Place
1577 Pearl Street, Suite 100, Eugene, OR 97401; 1497 Kalmia
Street, Junction City, OR 97448; 104 SE 4th Avenue,
Albany, OR 97321. 541-284-4333. OpheliasPlace.net.
“My 5th grader’s school counselor highly recommended
Ophelia’s Place to us. I’ve benefited tremendously from
their parenting workshops and family counseling. My
daughter loves the after-school program and camps for
the diverse and welcoming atmosphere. She’s learned
helpful coping strategies in counseling: once grumpy
and anxious, she’s regained her joy.” — Shanna Gazley,
Ophelia’s Place parent
PrayBig! Food Pantry
4110 N. River Road, Eugene, OR 97404. 541-689-4010.
“Once a month the pantry is open to everyone to fill a
box of food and clothing. Although a project for 11 years
at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, it is a non-denomi-
national project open to all. The pantry has zero admin-
istrative costs with total staffing of volunteers.” — Mike
Fassel, volunteer
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