Lane County Holiday Farm Fire Page Are you looking for CAHOOTS? To access CAHOOTS services, call police non-emergency numbers: 541-682-5111 (Eugene) 541-726-3714 (Springfield) Are you looking for our Crisis line? Contact us at 541-687-4000 or 1-800-422-7558. Table of Contents Basic Needs Counseling Evacuee Support Food Health Resource Sharing Shelter Transportation Volunteer Youth Basic Needs Financial […]
Lane County’s Non-emergency COVID-19 Call Center: 541-682-1380 (8am to 5pm) White Bird Clinic’s Crisis Hotline: 541-687-4000 (Open 24/7 daily) Community Resources (también en español) Last Updated Tuesday, September 1, 2020 Below we’re sharing what we know about the status of shared community resources. Alicia Jones from The Child Center is keeping in a shared google […]
Find Help Are you looking for CAHOOTS? To access CAHOOTS services, call police non-emergency numbers: 541-682-5111 (Eugene) 541-726-3714 (Springfield) Are you looking for our Crisis Line? Contact us at 541-687-4000 or 1-800-422-7558. Little Help Book Lane County Comprehensive Resource Guide Online Little Help Book (beta version) PDF Edition (updated 12/19) Frequently Accessed Resources Updated 4/6/2022 […]
click here for English Version Recursos de la comunidad Última actualización 24 de abril de 2020 A continuación compartimos información actualizada en el status de los recursos a la comunidad en relación a la administración durante la crisis de COVID-19. Dado que esta información cambia continuamente a medida que las personas modifican sus horas y […]
Looking for our COVID-19 community resource page? We moved it over here. As leaders on the frontlines of mental illness and substance abuse disorder treatment, we know how difficult it can be to cope with the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 amidst the loss of familiar resources. Fear and anxiety about a disease can be […]
White Bird Clinic’s 24/7 Crisis Services program is available 24/7 for Lane County residents. Trained counselors have a deep ability to empathize with clients, as well as extensive knowledge of local resources that are appropriate to provide ongoing care. https://whitebirdclinic.org/crisis The Oregon Behavioral Health Support Line is a free and confidential resource for all Oregonians who are looking […]
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 […]
Via a new arrangement with the Give Me Sight Foundation, Dr. John Haines with Oregon iLasik and Refractive will begin providing roughly three free cataract removal surgeries per week for White Bird Clinic patients. To generate funds to support their work, they are hosting a “Night For Sight” benefit concert event on November 22nd at The […]
‘Healing House” is an excerpt from “FRONTLINE,” a 40,000-word original work of creative nonfiction on White Bird Clinic’s crisis intervention team, published in 1994 by Mark H. Massé, who received his master’s degree with honors from the School of Journalism and Communication (SOJC) at the University of Oregon in 1994. After serving on the SOJC faculty, […]
A birth certificate is an important legal document. It is needed to apply for other forms of identification (such as a driver’s license, Social Security card, or state ID card) that you need in order to: Work Get a place to live Apply for and receive public assistance, and Remove other barriers. Starting July 1, […]
Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour course that teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use […]
CAHOOTS In the News The power of White Bird’s CAHOOTS program lies in its community relationships and the ability of first responders to simply ask, ‘How can I support you today?’ White Bird Clinic is proud to be a part of spreading this type of response across Oregon and the rest of the United […]
How much will insurance cost me? It depends; the only way to know exactly how much your insurance will cost is to fill out an application. In general, if you earn less than $15,856, you will qualify for free public health insurance. If you earn less than $45,960, you will qualify for credits to help […]
Alternatives To Calling 911 Elders and/or People with Disabilities Institute on Aging: crisis warmline and hotline: 1-800-971-0016 Oregon Elder Abuse Hotline (DHS): 1-855-503-7233 Mental Health Resources Alcoholics Anonymous Helpline: 541-342-4113 CAHOOTS (White Bird): Routed through non-emergency police dispatch. Eugene: 541-682-5111, Springfield: 541-726-3714 Crisis (White Bird) Assistance for Lane County: 541-687-4000 or 1-800-422-7558 Crisis Text Line: […]
Debbie Barber, Chair dbarber@whitebirdclinic.org Susan Lax, Vice Chair slax@whitebirdclinic.org Bruce Abel, Secretary babel@whitebirdclinic.org Mary Meacham, Treasurer mmeacham@whitebirdclinic.org Johnny Earl jearl@whitebirdclinic.org Mark Erickson merikson@whitebirdclinic.org Sarah Capper scapper@whitebirdclinic.org Nissa Newton nnewton@whitebirdclinic.org
Emhoff Highlights White Bird’s Vaccination Equity Efforts Download Press Release EUGENE, OREGON – Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, Governor Kate Brown, and Representative Peter DeFazio visited White Bird’s vaccination clinic to learn about the agency’s work advancing COVID-19 vaccination equity by forming innovative partnerships with community-based organizations. With strong support from the Biden-Harris administration’s Health Center […]
Home > About Us What We Do Mission: White Bird is a collective environment organized to enable people to gain control of their social, emotional, and physical well-being through direct service, education, and community. Vision: White Bird Clinic provides compassionate, humanistic healthcare, and supportive services to individuals in our community, so everyone receives the care they need. […]
Home > Services > Helping Out Our Teens in Schools (HOOTS) HOOTS has their own hub! Visit our page to make a referral, learn more about our team and services, and access additional resources. HOOTS HUB Helping Out Our Teens in Schools (HOOTS) is an offshoot program from White Bird Clinic’s CAHOOTS and provides on-site integrated health […]
Donate to White Bird Clinic White Bird Clinic provides compassionate, humanistic healthcare, and supportive services to individuals in our community, so that everyone receives the care they need. For decades, community support has allowed White Bird to care for the most vulnerable among us for decades. We’re grateful for all we’ve accomplished together. Mail in […]
Home > Volunteer Volunteer with Us Thank you for your interest in volunteering at White Bird! Unfortunately, we are no longer accepting new volunteer applications due to our limited capacity. As soon as we have more positions become available, we will open our application process once again! Volunteers and interns play an important role in creating […]
Voting When Houseless Houseless U.S. Citizens Have a Right to Vote Voters must provide a residence address on the voter registration form, but this address may be any definable location in the county that describes their physical location. This could be the White Bird’s Front Rooms program (must be a registered client), a shelter, park, […]
By TIFFANY ECKERT • 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 […]
EUGENE, Ore., Oct. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — 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 […]
White Bird is Now Vaccinating Group 1a White Bird has launched an initiative to vaccinate health care workers in Group 1a to help expedite Lane County Public Health’s COVID-19 vaccination effort. We are operating vaccination clinics by scheduled invitation-only on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Please note that staff at the agency’s main offices and […]
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 […]