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COMMUNITY SUPPORTED SHELTERS (CSS) – EUGENE SAFE SPOT FOR AGE 20-40 – Photos and Videos of Camp
Community Supported Shelters (CSS) manages the Eugene Safe Spot (ESS) at the NW Expressway, so that young people trying to get off the streets can have a safe legal place to sleep. Having a secure place for your belongings and a good nights sleep helps anyone to be able to do better and many have successfully found housing after receiving the help they needed at a CSS safe spot. The stories from residents which are shared in this library really communicate best, how important this project really is. Some of them are fairly personal and every one is unique but what they all have in common is the understanding that a simple space to put a tent can change people’s lives for the better in ways almost unimaginable.
A Safe Spot has several features that make it a very basic, but livable environment for people without other shelter options. These include (1) a set of rules that provide a system of support to it’s residents, (2) port-a-potties, (3) trash/recycling service, (4) a source of drinkable water, (5) a fire pit, (6) a small covered space for common use and meetings, (7) platforms for tents with covers for the winter months, (8) bi-weekly check-in meetings, (9) a useable address, or documentable location (not for receiving mail), and (10) an environment that makes peer and social support more of a possibility for peoples lives.
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Photos of the Safe Spot – March 16, 2015
The Dignity Project – Interviews with Residents at the Safe Spot – March 16, 2015