Addressing homelessness: Creswell considering ‘charity’ concept

CRESWELL – The Creswell City Council unanimously abandoned the concept of a family-oriented “Everyone Village” model for addressing homelessness during their April 27 meeting, pivoting the conversation toward locally controlled, charity-based approaches.

City staff had been exploring a “family-oriented village” concept – partnering through the school district, focused on families with children rather than a general “Everyone Village” model in Eugene.

Creswell Mayor Nick Smith read a prepared statement stating that the “majority of Creswell’s…