One bike at a time, citizen innovation helping shelter Creswell’s unhoused CRESWELL – Change doesn’t always come from a top-down solution. In fact, bottom-up solutions make noticeable differences in our communities. Creswell residents Bill Kent and Ed Gunderson have taken a creative approach to help shelter the City’s unhoused population[Read More…]
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Travel Lane installs 40 hearing loops
SPRINGFIELD – Don’t be one of those people who get left out of the loop. Thanks to a relatively new technology, Travel Lane County will soon receive a national award for installing 40 hearing loops throughout the county, with many more still to come. Andy Vobora, Vice President of Stakeholder[Read More…]
Here to Help: Springfield Rotary celebrates 77 years of service
SPRINGFIELD – Springfield Rotary members have honed in on community service for 77 years both locally and abroad. Rotary International is an organization which connects people to create change “across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves,” and Springfield Rotary is one of its many local clubs. “Each club[Read More…]
7 years of dedication saved Creswell’s historic schoolhouse, Creswell First! takes it from here
It was one of the first stories I stepped into as a reporter for The Chronicle. About eight years ago, the Creswell City Council had a tough decision to make. It was under ownership of a dilapidated one-room schoolhouse in the middle of a residential neighborhood. With no capacity to[Read More…]
Nonprofit vet clinic helps regardless of income; seeks new property
EUGENE — For many people, pets are more than just an animal wandering around their house. They are a part of the family. But for some, they are struggling financially to make sure that those animal kingdom family members are safely cared for and given the right veterinary care. The[Read More…]
Adventure, opps abound: Northwest Youth Corps to celebrate 40 years of service
Through a successful combination of the outdoors, work ethic, and personal drive, the Northwest Youth Corps (NYC) will soon celebrate its 40th year as a nonprofit, with a goal to transform the lives of the youth who participate in the program and increase values in the community. The stats don’t[Read More…]
The Giving Edition: Health and Wellness
Sponsor a family for the holidays For most of us, the holidays are filled with laughter and joy among our friends and family. For survivors of domestic violence, the holidays can be a stressful time, especially as they struggle to make ends meet and work to stabilize their lives. Hope[Read More…]
The Giving Edition: Food
Senior Meals Program celebrates GivingTuesday LCOG Senior & Disability Services has joined GivingTuesday to support the Senior Meals Program which serves an average of 129,000 hot nutrition meals to 1,200 older Lane County neighbors every year. Some people receive Meals on Wheels delivered to their home and others go to[Read More…]
The Giving Edition: SMART Reading seeking volunteers
SPRINGFIELD — Reading is a critical skill for helping kids start, and stay, on a path to success in school and beyond. Across Oregon, students in early grades are still behind in reading skills as a result of the pandemic, which is a concern not only for educators and parents,[Read More…]
Oct. 26 Here to Help – Shining a bright light on nonprofits in Lane County
Connected Lane County awarded $1.4M to help fund wages for unserved youth Connected Lane County last week received a $1.4 million Future Ready Oregon Round Two Workforce Ready Grant from the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. Connected Lane County is a nonprofit organization with locations in Eugene and Springfield with the mission[Read More…]
