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Eugene officials push state emergency board for shelter funding as providers cut services
Summary
City staff and councilors discussed deep cuts to shelter services after Oregon Housing & Community Services distributed the statewide shelter appropriation; staff said they will send a mayoral letter asking the agency to reconsider or seek emergency board funds to close local shortfalls.
Nathan Nelson, the city’s intergovernmental relations manager, told the Intergovernmental Relations Committee on Nov. 5 that the legislature appropriated roughly $204,000,000 for the statewide shelter program for the 2025–27 biennium and that Oregon Housing & Community Services distributed about $102,000,000 for the first year.
Nelson said Lane County received roughly half of what it had last cycle, which forced local providers to reduce staff and services. "Part of the state's directive as well was to minimize the number of beds that were gonna be closed," Nelson said, summarizing the state’s…
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