SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2017
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Distribution dates for annual ShelterCare addresses homelessness in Lane County
Christmas baskets announced The new program will directly address the ongoing affordable housing crisis in Lane County
The 2017 Soroptimist
Community
Christmas
Baskets will be distributed on
Saturday, Dec. 16, from 10
a.m. to 1 p.m.
Distribution will take place
at Siuslaw Middle School,
2525 Oak St.
All cars must line up on
27th Sreet, between Kingwood
and Oak streets.
Basket will be given out on
a first come, first served basis.
Toys will be handed out
Saturday, Dec. 16, from 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m. at the Church of the
Nazarene, at 12th and Nopal
streets. Toys are only for chil-
dren from ages infant to 12
years.
Children will not be allowed
in the distribution area.
For more information, con-
tact:
• Toys — Michelle Fraley at
541-997-3434 or michelle@
florencecpas.com
• Food — Carol Bennett at
541-991-3455 or dumplady@
hotmail.com.
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Tickets and information online at
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or at the box office
509 Kingwood / 541-991-3773
As part of an ongoing col-
laboration
by
Kaiser
Permanente Northwest and
PeaceHealth to address com-
munity health needs in Lane
County, the two organizations
are
partnering
with
ShelterCare to support some
of the most vulnerable resi-
dents in the county.
Kaiser Permanente and
PeaceHealth are jointly con-
tributing more than $590,000
to ShelterCare for the creation
of a transitional housing pro-
gram that will provide emer-
gency, short-term housing to
Lane County residents who
are homeless and battling
severe mental illness or med-
ical conditions.
The funds will help
ShelterCare transition partici-
pants to affordable, permanent
housing within six months to a
year and address root causes
of homelessness by providing
health and social support serv-
ices, including mental health
services, primary care place-
ment, money management
training and employment
assistance.
“We are embarking on this
very critical endeavor to meet
a very critical need in our
community. And, it’s through
powerful collaborations such
as this that we are to provide
bridge housing for this vulner-
able population until perma-
nent housing can be secured.
This is important because
safe, affordable housing has
been proven to increase
opportunities for positive
health outcomes,” said Rand
O’Leary, chief executive,
PeaceHealth Oregon. “This is
about access — access to
housing, medical care, behav-
ioral health support and other
services.”
“Safe housing is a key
determinant of health,” said
Imelda Dacones, MD, presi-
dent and CEO, Northwest
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The Kiwanis Club of
Florence is selling See’s
Candy as a fundraiser at the
Florence Sears store, 685
Highway 101, now through
Dec. 22, or until the candy is
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— Susan Ban, executive director of ShelterCare
Janet O’Hollaren, chief oper-
ating officer, Northwest,
Kaiser Foundation Health
Plan and Hospitals. “We will
provide short-term emergency
housing for people with
behavioral health challenges,
and ongoing assistance to help
them find permanent hous-
ing.”
According
to
Lane
County’s
2017
Annual
Homeless Point in Time
Count, more than 1,500 indi-
viduals were reported as
homeless, with 45 percent
struggling with behavioral
health issues or substance
abuse disorders.
ShelterCare, with its proven
results of assisting more than
1,200 adults annually with
severe mental illness or med-
ical conditions, is uniquely
suited to address the housing
and support needs of the com-
munity.
More than 70 percent of
families facing homelessness
who complete ShelterCare’s
and non-profit service partners
have passionately and collabo-
ratively worked to end home-
lessness for nearly three
decades,” said Susan Ban,
executive
director
of
ShelterCare. “In spite of the
social and economic factors
that fuel a growing homeless-
ness crisis, our community has
made progress and hosts sev-
eral exciting models that
work. In just the past year, our
shared embrace of yet another
new approach demonstrated
improved housing outcomes
while measuring a significant
cost savings to the communi-
ty.”
This Kaiser Permanente —
PeaceHealth grant will facili-
tate a new leap forward
toward even greater successes
by providing additional hous-
ing for people with severe
mental illnesses or medical
conditions. The grant will act
as a bridge to permanent sup-
portive housing.
“Accessing housing is the
S EE ’ S C ANDY
gone.
Candy sales are open
Monday through Saurday, 9
a.m to 6 p.m., and Sundays
from 10 a.m to 3 p.m.
Proceeds from the candy
sales go to Kiwanis projects
like
the
Community
Thanksgiving Dinner, Head
Start Harvest Festival, school
supplies for Mapleton and
Siuslaw schools, Rhody Days
Kids Games, Key Club,
Builders Club, Florence and
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Mapleton Food Shares, and
others.
Candy includes the tradi-
tional boxes of chocolates,
but peanut brittle, truffles
and holiday boxed choco-
lates will also be available.
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The Kiwanis Club of
Florence will hold its
See’s Candy fundraiser
throughout the month
of December at the
Florence Sears store.
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key to unlocking the effective-
ness of other community serv-
ice supports,” Ban said.
As part of this initiative,
Kaiser
Permanente
and
PeaceHealth will work closely
with ShelterCare and other
community agencies to devel-
op a plan to collaboratively
address longer-term transi-
tional housing needs in Lane
County.
The
initiative
with
ShelterCare is the first of sev-
eral planned community
health initiatives by Kaiser
Permanente and PeaceHealth.
In November, the two
organizations announced a
collaboration to increase
access to care and improve
health in Lane County.
Other focus areas include
access to dental care for peo-
ple in need, strengthening
school-based health centers,
and workforce development
efforts to support community
health workers.
More community health ini-
tiatives supporting Lane
County nonprofits will be
announced in the coming
months.
Founded
in
1970,
ShelterCare is a private, non-
profit human-services agency
directed by a board of commu-
nity volunteers. It offers a
range of housing solutions
combined with support servic-
es for vulnerable community
members who are homeless or
on the verge of homelessness.
The organization works to
ensure everyone has access to
stable, affordable housing and
the support to live as fully and
independently as possible.
Prevention, outreach and
housing services are comple-
mented by behavioral health
services and social service
case management support to
promote housing stability and
personal well-being.
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current programs move on to
stable housing.
The new program will
directly address the ongoing
affordable housing crisis in
Lane County, which has creat-
ed extremely limited vacan-
cies and multi-year waitlists.
“Lane County governments
“In spite of the social and
economic factors that fuel a
growing homelessness crisis,
our community has made
progress and hosts several
exciting models that work.”
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Permanente, P.C. “There are
too many people who end up
in the hospital sicker than they
would have been because of
lack of housing.”
“With PeaceHealth and
trusted community partners,
we are addressing an urgent
need in Lane County,” said
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