VACANCY NOTICE
Vacancy Announcement
The Lane County Board of Commissioners, through the Human Services Division (HSD), is seeking applications from qualified individuals, residing in Lane County, to serve on the Poverty and Homelessness Board. There are a total of Three (3) seats open at this time.
- One Lived Expertise Seat (Voting Member) – Seeking individuals who have lived experience and expertise with poverty and/or homelessness. There is a high interest in applicants who have experienced homelessness within the last seven years and/or homelessness/poverty in Lane County, outside of the Eugene/Springfield urban area.
- One At-Large Elected Official in Lane County (Voting Member)- Seeking elected leaders who have an interested in utilizing best practices to reduce poverty and homelessness.
- One Community Stakeholder Seat (Non-Voting Member) - Seeking individuals who represent organizations with a focus on supporting those who are unhoused – e.g.; training & employment, direct service provider, philanthropy, Behavioral health providers, school districts, Veteran serving group.
POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS BOARD: Serves in an advisory role to the Board of County Commissioners with the goal of reducing and preventing poverty and homelessness in Lane County. It serves as the administrative board for the Lane County Community Action Agency and as the oversight board for the Lane County Continuum of Care.
Poverty and Homelessness Board (PHB) member tasks include:
- Promote community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness and assisting individuals who are low-income to meet their basic needs and achieve self-sufficiency. Including:
- Working to reduce the number of households experiencing houselessness through holistic, data-driven, system changes and creating/strengthening programs with the regional houselessness crisis response system, including prevention assistance, street outreach, interim shelter, re-housing assistance, permanent supportive housing, and supportive housing.
- Supporting highly needed anti-poverty focused programs and collaborations that assist community members by addressing their social determinants of health.
- Develop a strategic PHB plan, including investments, strategies and performance measures; Include past system level investments and performance measures to identify strategies and program outcomes.
- Advocate within systems of care for needs that intersect with the houselessness system, including behavioral health (substance abuse and mental health supports), physical health, oral health, food security and criminal justice.
- Advocate for significantly more and diverse permanent housing options across Lane County.
- Increase access to and effective use of mainstream programs (e.g., ODHS programs, energy assistance, food assistance, school supports).
- Lift up the voices of people with lived expertise of houselessness and poverty.
- Participate in PHB committee and/or task groups.
Members attend one, 1.5 hour meeting every other month and participate in at least one work/taskgroup, often 1 to 2.5 hour per month. One-two hours of preparation per meeting may be needed.
Members with lived experience of homelessness and/or poverty, who are not otherwise paid to attend PHB meeting may receive a stipend for meeting participation.
Please use this e-form to apply: PHB Member Application
Please reach out to Diana Alldredge if you have questions, need a hard copy application or need any accommodations.
[email protected] or 541.682.4688
Vacancy Posting: Lived Experience Advisory Group for Unhoused Engagement (LEAGUE)
Date: February 19, 2025
The Lived Experience Advisory Group for Unhoused Engagement (LEAGUE) is an advisory group to the Poverty and Homelessness Board (www.LaneCounty.org/PHB). LEAGUE aids in the work of the Poverty and Homelessness Board’s Strategic Plan and accompanying projects.
As this is meant to be a group consisting of those with lived experience, please pass this along to consumer councils, tenant leadership councils, consumer advisory committees, or encourage those with lived experience to apply. Agency staff are strongly encouraged to share this vacancy posting with current or former program participants, post the flyer in the lobby or other public spaces accessible to those accessing services, or otherwise share this posting widely.
Vacancies: We have some open spots on LEAGUE, and we're looking for up to 3 new members. One of them should be from rural Lane County, which means they live or have a lot of experience in rural Oregon or Lane County, but not in the metro Eugene/Springfield area. If you're going through homelessness right now or have gone through it recently, we really want you to think about joining us!
LEAGUE is a group of people who have experienced homelessness in the past or are going through it right now. This group's job is to do a few important things:
- We help the Poverty and Homelessness Board with their projects. We look at their plans from the point of view of people who know what it's like to be homeless.
- We're experts because we've been there. We also talk to others who are dealing with homelessness and get their thoughts on the services available in Lane County.
- We speak up for the needs of homeless individuals and families in Lane County. We make sure that the voices of people who have been through this are heard by the Poverty and Homelessness Board.
This group is about having homeless or formerly homeless folks in the work to make the system better. We want to have a mix of people from different backgrounds and experiences. That means people who have lived in different kinds of homes, people from different races and cultures, young people, survivors of domestic violence, folks from different places in Lane County, and people with disabilities. We meet often to talk about what we can do to help, both in the short term and the long term.
We usually meet on the first Friday of each month in the afternoon, from 2:00 to 3:30 PM. Sometimes, we might have extra meetings during the year. Right now, most of our meetings happen online using Zoom, but sometimes we have a mix of online and in-person meetings.
If this sounds like something you'd like to be part of, please fill out an application!
Members of LEAGUE are eligible for a monthly stipend (requires approved membership and enrollment).
How to Apply:
· Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis until all spots are filled. Applications can be found:
Online at: https://bit.ly/LEAGUEAPP
To ask for an application in another format, like paper or verbal, please call 541-682-4203. If you have a question, or are having trouble getting into or filling out the application, you may contact Amanda Borta at [email protected]