SPRINGFIELD – When you’re young, discovering and navigating to your passions can be an extensive and arduous journey. But for youth in Lane County, there is a new, dedicated space for hands-on experience, vocational learning, and plenty of room for exploration. Spark at Booth-Kelly, Connected Lane County (CLC)’s second innovation[Read More…]
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Helping hands for unhoused: Ann’s Heart, Egan Warming Center need support
SPRINGFIELD — As the fall and winter months approach us, unhoused advocates are reminding community members that not everyone is guaranteed shelter during Oregon’s colder months. Homelessness has been a hot topic in Springfield, as well as the rest of the state, and as the winter comes, local advocates are[Read More…]
SMART supporting children’s lit one volunteer at a time
SPRINGFIELD — “There is no friend as loyal as a book,” Ernest Hemingway once wrote. From Beverly Cleary to Eric Carle, Judy Blume to C.S. Lewis, the worlds created, the characters that seem to leap off the pages into the hearts of those who welcome them, is a gift unlike[Read More…]
Off-roading with Dirt Maidens: Creating space for BIPOC mountain bikers
SPRINGFIELD — Mountain biking: It’s scary, it’s hardcore, and it’s growing to become more inclusive. Dirt Maidens, Facebook group-turned nonprofit for women mountain bikers, started meetups that took off during COVID. It was an opportunity for local women to get together, make friends, and have fun. “It was an experience[Read More…]
Here to Help: Week of June 29
Creswell seeks food donors for pantry – Community Food for Creswell provides a free 3-5 day food supply (up to 16 boxes per year) to local low-income families. It also provides free produce and bread every Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to noon. It receives its food supply from Food for[Read More…]
Nursery looks to remove stigma, deliver for those seeking out help
CRESWELL – There’s no shame in asking for help, especially when there is someone there to heed the call. The Family Relief Nursery (FRN) often acts as a safety net, and its leaders continue reimagining how to best support families in need. FRN in Lane County started in 1994 with[Read More…]
Domestic violence support group all business helping others go from ‘surviving’ to ‘thriving’
EMMA ROUTLEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO Julie Weismann, usually working out of her home office during the pandemic, can still be found at Womenspace’s headquarters, leading a team of staff and volunteers at the nonprofit agency. There’s a bottom-line reality for all businesses, even those in the nonprofit or “charity” world: the ledger[Read More…]
SNAP recipients receive extended waiver on hot food
Oregon received approval by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Disaster SNAP recipients in 23 counties to purchase hot or prepared foods from authorized SNAP retailers until Dec. 31. Lane, Linn and Douglas counties were among those approved. Normally, SNAP benefits cannot be[Read More…]
REBUILDING A LIFE: Flood of kind acts follows fire disaster
Maeta Henrikson sits among her belongings following a July 1 fire. The 86-year-old said she’s thankful for community support, and appreciates her German sherpard, Compass.ERIN TIERNEY/PHOTOS “I didn’t get to grow a garden this year,” Maeta Henrikson said as she kicked up the soot and ashes in what used to[Read More…]
Books & Brew boasts ‘best year yet’
Patrons participate in a paddle raise during the ninth annual Books & Brew fundraiser hosted by the Springfield Public Library Foundation on Jan. 24 to donate money to the library. Photo provided/Don Gustavson SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Public Library is like the community’s living room, according to Springfield Public Library[Read More…]
