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Community pushes council to restore and stabilize Cahoots-style crisis response funding
Summary
Multiple speakers at the June 23 meeting urged the council to restore funding or secure ongoing revenue for Cahoots-style crisis response. Advocates described organizational steps toward a successor (Willamette Valley Scribe Care) and asked for one-time and dedicated funds while longer-term funding is established.
EUGENE, Ore. — Several residents and advocacy groups used the City Council’s June 23 public hearings to urge restoration of Cahoots-style non‑police crisis response and to press the council for a stable funding approach.
Speakers described an immediate gap in mobile crisis and transport services since Cahoots’ program ceased operations and urged the council to move rapidly to fund a successor model. Laurel Lizovskis, involved in organizing Willamette Valley Scribe Care, said the group had elected a board and begun organizational…
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