Item A: Opportunity Eugene Report and Recommendations

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Appendix B: THROUGH THE EYES OF THOSE WHO EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS The poor and often unhoused in Lane county struggle to survive; oppressed and criminalized by an overwhelmed and often times unresponsive system. While there are many organizations, individuals, and government entities working hard to highlight and deal with this problem, Occupy Eugene brought into a sharper focus the gaps between those in need of help and services available to them. idges who are struggling to survive. Our economy is severely depressed and this is affecting all of us. Foreclosures are at record levels and living wage jobs are very hard to find. This gloomy economic picture may extend well into the future and impact severely the younger generation. challenges-having to fight for work, civil liberties and even a place to sleep. They picture entering into a dying economy, drinking polluted water, eating genetically modified food, inhaling chemicals sprayed into the air, and facing cleaning up all the problems the older generation has left behind. Thankfully, Opportunity Eugene and its dedicated 58 member team has worked diligently to address the consequences of these issues and recognize that our current system and mindset as a community seems to be lacking very clear and necessary elements, like: the need for communities to support and feed each other regardless of economic standing; the need for people to have a safe space to function in whatever manner they deem appropriate for themselves and their families; and the radical notion that people are more important than profits. Our