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? <br /> An Elderly woman’s debit card was stolen causing her to get behind in her rent. <br />This situation was verified by her bank. She was provided bridge funding to pay <br />her rent until the credit card situation was resolved. <br /> <br />? <br /> A woman had a two-week layoff at work. She works full time but got behind on <br />all bills. City funding provided the financial assistance necessary. <br /> <br />? <br /> A client with epilepsy had to miss work because of repeated seizures. The client <br />is now back to work but got behind in rent and couldn’t catch up. City funding <br />provided emergency assistance. <br /> <br />? <br /> A client whose car broke down, used his rent money for vehicle repair because <br />the vehicle was critical to keeping job. Emergency funds prevented eviction. <br /> <br />Transportation Assistance <br /> <br />LTD provided half-price bus tokens through City of Eugene funding through ten <br />agencies and through 23 separate programs that serve homeless people. The total <br />allocated by LTD: <br /> <br />October 2007 $2,009 <br />November 2007 $2,702 <br />December 2007 $2,234 <br />2007 Full-Year Total $25,710 <br /> <br /> <br />Day Services <br />City of Eugene funding enabled First Place Family Center to increase its summer and <br />weekend hours and the Eugene Service Station to operate in the evening and on <br />weekends. <br /> <br /> <br />CHALLENGES <br />Homelessness impacts the community in numerous ways and the homeless population <br />is as diverse as the city itself. There are numerous approaches to addressing the <br />problem. Among them are prevention, affordable housing, and services for homeless <br />people of all ages and conditions. The homeless problem has increased over the last 25 <br />years. This can be attributed to severe reductions in funding of various programs and to <br />wages failing to keep up with housing prices. A close-to-home example of cuts includes <br />the City’s Community Development Block Grant which has experienced a 20 percent <br />reduction over the last six years (a number that is even more significant if inflation is <br />factored in). Solving the homeless problem requires a combination of creativity and <br />funding. <br /> <br />30 <br />Blue Ribbon Committee on Homelessness, Recommendation April 2, 2008 -- Page <br />