The fires and economic hardship have displaced over 100,000 Oregonians at a time when we face the most severe affordable housing shortage in the stateâs history. It will cost billions of dollars and take a decade to build enough homes to bridge the gap. At the same time, there are more than a million spare […]
Home >Â Services >Â Chrysalis Behavioral Health Outpatient Services Chrysalis Behavioral Health Outpatient Services Philosophy Chrysalis is a client-centered, humanistic treatment program based on the belief that all people can develop a healthy, drug-free lifestyle. We provide innovative outpatient services for adults over 18 who need alcohol and/or drug abuse treatment as well as mental health services. […]
The CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets) program began in Eugene in 1989 as a collaboration between the city of Eugene and White Bird Clinic. CAHOOTS started small: one van equipped with medical supplies and trained personnel, operating part-time in Eugene. Its mission was simple: to offer help to individuals and families, housed […]
What is CAHOOTS? CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets) is a mobile crisis intervention team integrated into the public safety system of the cities of Eugene and Springfield. Free response is available for a broad range of non-criminal crises, including homelessness, intoxication, disorientation, substance abuse and mental illness problems, and dispute resolution. Non-emergency […]
Who we are Our website address is: https://whitebirdclinic.org. What personal data we collect and why we collect it Comments When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitorâs IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from […]
EUGENE, Ore., Oct. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ —Â PenFed Credit Union’s Eugene Service Center today announced it presented a $4,000 donation to White Bird Clinic, a nonprofit organization that provides affordable and friendly medical care to indigent, homeless, low-income, and otherwise marginalized populations, such as community members who are employed but uninsured or underinsured. “White Bird Clinic’s […]
‘Healing House” is an excerpt from “FRONTLINE,â aâŻÂ 40,000-word original work of creative nonfiction on White Bird Clinic’s crisis intervention team, published in 1994 by Mark H. MassĂŠ, who received his masterâs degree with honors from the School of Journalism and Communication (SOJC) at the University of Oregon in 1994. After serving on the SOJC faculty, […]
White Bird Mutual Aid is a podcast that serves as a sharing platform for practices and experiences that are grounded in social service in the community of Eugene, Oregon. Staff, volunteers, and community member supporters of the nationally renowned non-profit, White Bird Clinic, have plenty to share from the past 50 years of service to […]
Living on the streets is even harder without a sleeping bag. Thanks to a generous donation from the Jill Heiman Vision Fund, White Bird Clinic greatly increased our supply of cold weather gear during the coldest months of 2017-2018. When the weather turns to rain and sleet, unhoused residents of Lane County come to our […]
White Birdâs Basic Crisis class offers volunteers the opportunity to explore issues of mental and emotional health by responding to residents of Lane County through the 24-hour crisis hotline. In addition to making a valuable contribution to our community, volunteers can gain professional experience through direct service practice, clinical supervision, and ongoing mentorship. The initial […]
EUGENE, OREGON â In response to the urgent needs of community members at Camp 99, White Bird Clinic has mobilized a rapid response team and set up a temporary clinic at the Lindholm Center across Hwy 99 from the camp. The interdisciplinary team provides integrated, wrap-around services aligned with White Birdâs comprehensive care model. The […]
A brief situation report on the Ice/Snow Emergency as of March 1, 2019 at 7:00am. INFORMATION Lane County has opened a Non-Emergency Call Center for inquiries related to winter weather at 541-682-3977. The call center will run from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. If you know of a vulnerable individual, who is in need of […]
Rendering courtesy of GMA Architects, an architecture and design firm in Eugene, Oregon Download Press Release (PDF) The new clinic will increase the dental programâs capacity by seventy-five percent. EUGENE, OREGON â White Bird is constructing an expanded dental clinic at 1415 Pearl St. that will offer urgent and preventative oral health care. The clinic […]
download press release White Bird Clinic has been serving the community since 1969, and CAHOOTS began in July of 1989. EUGENE, OREGON â A celebration for White Bird and CAHOOTS will take place at WildCraft Cider House at 232 Lincoln St. on Friday, 8/30. Music from The Dirty Dandelions, Muddy Souls, and Cedar Teeth will […]
In response to the burgeoning community need, White Bird Dental Clinic has moved to an expanded facility at 1415 Pearl Street. The newly renovated building will allow us to serve nearly 75% more patients! Poor oral health presents significant challenges for many unhoused community members. According to Trillium Community Health Plan, many of their patients donât ever […]
White Bird has received a generous grant from Hearts for Hospice to assist uninsured clients with End of Life Counseling services, in addition to supporting community outreach and education, training, and operational expenses for the project. White Bird End of Life Counseling is a compassionate, client-centered service that provides support for psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Lifeline program provides monthly discounts on phone and broadband service to qualifying low-income consumers (one per household). You qualify for Lifeline Based on Your Income and If You Use SNAP, Medicaid, or Other Programs. Many fixed (landline) Lifeline carriers already offer unlimited local and toll-free calling to their subscribers, and […]
Community Partnership Outreach Program (CPOP) White Bird Clinic is a community partner in the Oregon Health Authority’s CPOP program. Through CPOP, our NEST program can help with navigation, signing up, or renewing health insurance. Many of our clients qualify for OHP (Oregon Health Plan, Oregonâs free Medicaid coverage), but if you are over the income […]
Home > Services > Front Rooms Front Rooms                      Donate NOW LOCATED IN THE BLOOM BUILDING NEXT DOOR TO OUR MAIN BUILDING: 323 E 12th Ave. Eugene OR 97401 Due to short staffing, we are not able to […]
The City of Eugene would like to invite people experiencing homelessness to participate in a park cleanup project (general landscaping), followed by showers, lunch, and on-site resources and social service providers. This event was inspired by the listening session Mayor Vinis hosted last summer to hear from unhoused members of the community about how we […]
from the New York Times, June 5, 2020 “One model that members of the Minneapolis City Council cite is Cahoots, a nonprofit mobile crisis intervention program that has handled mental health calls in Eugene, OR since 1989. CAHOOTS employees responded to more than 24,000 calls for service last year â about 20 percent of the […]
By TIFFANY ECKERT â˘Â JAN 27, 2017 http://klcc.org/post/remembering-bob-dritz-white-bird-clinic-original Friends, family and countless members of Eugene’s homeless community have lost a tireless advocate. Robert “Bob” Dritz, one of the earliest administrators of White Bird Clinic, died peacefully in hospice on January 15th. For this tribute, KLCC’s Tiffany Eckert sat down with two of his colleagues at White Bird to […]
Home >Â Services >Â Dental >Â Dental FAQ What types of insurance do you accept? We accept OHP/trillium dental plans. This includes MODA/ODS, Capitol, DMAP/open cards. We accept many private dental insurances. If my face is swollen, will they remove my tooth or will my tooth be removed the same day? Yes, if we can safely remove […]
This service is for people wanting to stop substance abuse and is also available for people without substance issues who want to use acupuncture for a wide range of medical issues. The treatment is provided by licensed acupuncturists in a group setting. It is available four days a week â Monday thru Thursday â on […]
FOOD for Lane County would like to share some new neighborhood resource flyers and ask that you please distribute them widely. They are designed to help people know how to find free food in their local area. As always, once you distribute a resource guide it can become quickly out of date, so please let […]