Community Supported Shelters (CSS) was founded in 2013 to address the need for safe and secure shelter for people experiencing homelessness. In November of 2013, we first proposed our Safe Spot Community Program to the City of Eugene. The City accepted our proposal, offering a low-cost alternative for legal tent shelters to serve more people. Nine years later, as of September 2022, we have 8 full-sized Safe Spots, 5 micro-sites, and a scattering of individual Huts. Each full-sized Safe Spot hosts up to 18-20 people. Full-sized Safe Spot Communities provide clients with a kitchen (including water and a propane stove), a covered, wood-heated “commons” gathering space, garbage service, portable toilets, and a solar-powered charging station for mobile devices. Clients can leave their belongings safely stored behind a chain-link fence with a locked gate and/or in their own locked Conestoga Hut. They are welcome to stay in Safe Spots for up to 2 years. Safe Spots have served 120-170 people yearly since 2014. To date, roughly 60% of clients have moved on to a better situation.
Company Details
- Employees
- 13
- Founded
- -
- Address
- 1160 Grant St, Eugene,oregon 97402,united States
- Industry
- Non-Profit Organizations
- Keywords
- Transitional Shelters, Low-Barrier Shelters, Housing Navigation, Peer Support, Conestoga Huts.
- HQ
- Eugene, Oregon
Community Supported Shelters Questions
Community Supported Shelters's website is http://www.communitysupportedshelters.org
Community Supported Shelters's LinkedIn profile is https://www.linkedin.com/company/community-supported-shelters-oregon
Community Supported Shelters has
13 employees.
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employees at Community Supported Shelters.
Community Supported Shelters's industry is
Non-profit Organizations
Community Supported Shelters's top competitors are
St. Vincent De Paul Of Lane County, Inc.,
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Kids First,
Love For Lane County,
Community Supported Shelters,
Clearview Counseling Services,
Oregon Housing & Community Services (Ohcs),
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Lane County Government,
Boys & Girls Clubs Of Emerald Valley.
Community Supported Shelters's categories are Non-profit Organizations
Community Supported Shelters's founding year is 2013
