Community Groups

Here are a few of the Community Groups involved.

Womenspace
Womenspace has grown from a confidentially located shelter and twenty-four hour crisis line to a multi-faceted organization that in addition to basic crisis services supports a strong, county-wide domestic violence council, a publicly located drop-in Advocacy Center, legal advocacy via a collaborative legal clinic, transitional year-long case management services, domestic violence specialists housed in local welfare and child protective service offices, three rural outreach offices, an extensive community education program offering training from the most basic to highly specialized curricula, and a host of collaborative relationships with local and federal partners.

Bus Project
The Bus is an innovative vehicle for hands-on democracy.
We drive votes, leaders, and change. (And yes, we have a bus.)
We’re not mass transit, but we’re in favor of that sort of thing.
We’re about people-powered politics.
We’re building a movement. Not left, not right, but forward.

Looking Glass
Looking Glass is a private, nonprofit organization that each year serves more than 7,000 at-risk youth and families, primarily in Lane County, Oregon. We are committed to assisting our clients in navigating life’s challenges, so that they can lead healthier, happier and more productive lives.

Eugene Permaculture Guild
The Eugene Permaculture Guild (EPG) seeks to educate the community and ourselves in the principles of sustainable living or ‘regenerative design’ as it is now often called. We arrange workshops, work parties, potlucks, an annual Plant and Seed Swap, and jointly sponsor many other sustainability-related presentations and events during the course of a year - including the annual Bioregional Permaculture Gathering.

Boys & Girls Club of Emerald Valley
Boys & Girls Clubs of Emerald Valley is going GREEN (what other color would we be)! Members and staff have collectively decided to transform our Club into an environmentally-conscientious place. In every community, boys and girls are left to find their own recreation and companionship in the streets. An increasing number of children are at home with no adult care or supervision. Young people need to know that someone cares about them. Boys & Girls Clubs offer that and more. Club programs and services promote and enhance the development of boys and girls by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging and influence. Boys & Girls Clubs are a safe place to learn and grow – all while having fun. They are truly The Positive Place For Kids.