You can now support CSS every time you shop at Walmart through the Walmart Round Up program!
Every time you shop online or through the Walmart app, you can elect to round up your change as a donation for CSS. Just choose us as your preferred charity on walmart.com/sparkgood.
#walmartroundup
Happy National Oregon Day from CSS!
CSS is proud to serve Lane County in the gorgeous state of Oregon. We love taking trips with our clients to experience all the wonders that Oregon has to offer, from waterfalls to evergreen forests, and much more!
#oregon #unhousedneighbors #nationaloregonday
The federal government recommends individuals spend no more than 30% of income on rent (including utilities). It doesn’t reflect today’s financial reality.
Study after study shows a link between rising rent and homelessness. People are getting priced out of having homes.
#eugeneoregon
3-2-1-Let's JAM! 🎵🎸🥁🎶
The Community JAM benefit concert is less than a week away! Every dollar goes toward the CSS mission: to help unhoused individuals rebuild their lives.
Haven't bought your ticket yet? Don't wait! Get tickets here: https://loom.ly/pF3rQ_c
#LiveMusicforaGoodCause
The Access Center offers showers, laundry, clothing, haircuts, & more for unhoused CSS clients. With a Lowe's Hometowns Grant, we've been upgrading it to improve dignified, accessible services for the unhoused.
In need of shelter, a shower, a smile? Get on the CSS waitlist at 1160 Grant Street.
In a year, CSS provided 45,555 nights of shelter for the unhoused. We did it with a staff count of 37. How many desks do you think the CSS Main Office has for staff? The answer: far from enough!
Learn more about how you can help with renovations for our new larger office: https://loom.ly/Ar2OK1U
We need cup of noodle soups. For some folks, it’s their only food for the day, and for most, it’s their only warm meal. Sleeping bags, coffee, and warm socks are other high-need items.
Bring donations to 1160 Grant Street between Tue-Fri, 1-4pm, or order from our wishlist: https://loom.ly/5ZFnD3Q
CSS Offices and the Access Center will be closed today, February 16th for Presidents' Day. We'll see you tomorrow with our regular hours!
"...acting honestly and sincerely, and with your aid, I think we shall be able to get through the storm." -Abraham Lincoln
#presidentsday #support
Live music for a good cause! Community JAM is a spring benefit concert featuring local bands & unhoused client musicians! Every $ goes toward the CSS mission to help the unhoused rebuild their lives.
Tickets here: https://loom.ly/pF3rQ_c
📅 March 5, 6pm
📍 Springfield, OR
💲 $30 advance, $40 door
Meet Wayne, one of our Maintenance Techs!
He helps our unhoused Safe Spot clients access the most vital liquid of life: water! He also provides job training for clients. We're so lucky he decided to come out of retirement and bring his kindhearted, boisterous energy to CSS!
#eugeneoregon
This February, you can contribute to CSS without spending any money!
How it works: text impact to 90412 and select CSS as your organization. For every quality survey you complete, we get up to $1.60. You can complete as many as 75 surveys-- that's up to $120 for CSS!
#impact #hundredx #support
Don't miss the March 5 benefit concert with local favorite Truffle Jam, plus the debut of Shanty Town, a brand-new music project featuring CSS clients, staff, and volunteers.
All proceeds support CSS programs for the unhoused!
Get your tickets: https://loom.ly/pF3rQ_c
Are you a business interested in helping CSS through BottleDrop? Reach out to community@cssoregon.org.
Major gratitude to the following local businesses!
Collectively, they've filled nearly 100 BottleDrop Blue Bags, supporting unhoused neighbors while recycling bottles & cans.
🍕 Slice Pizzeria & Bar
🍺 Claim 52 Brewing
🥂 High Street Tonics
🍸 Venue 252
🍻 Chambers Grill & Taphouse
🥩 The Embers
Congratulations, Joshua! He went from living on the streets to a Hut to an apartment!
“I turned my whole life around thanks to CSS," Joshua shared. "I will get my life back, damn it—and I’ll be better at it."
#homelesstohousing #community
Sincere thank you, MECCA, for taking unhoused CSS clients seriously as creatives and giving them an artistic community to be a part of. You've changed lives for the better.
Read more about this partnership in our newsletter: https://loom.ly/VxWnWJ8
Support your unhoused neighbors and participate in the 5k at the Eugene Marathon!
Through Eugene Marathon’s Run for a Reason program, race on the CSS team. We get the funds you raise and you'll get a CSS shirt to wear on race day!
Register: https://loom.ly/eRFmbqQ
#eugenemarathon #runforareason
"CSS saved my life," Jane (name changed for privacy) says. "Giving me a place to stay is the biggest thing—and then the amount of respect that is shown and the willingness to help me with anything."
#community #savedmylife #homelessness #eugeneoregon
Shoutout to Pete Railand & John Kieseweter for donating firewood. It's gone a long way to help our clients stay warm in the extended cold snap, & we always need more!
To donate firewood, contact 541-683-0836 or office@cssoregon.org. We take seasoned wood, chopped & rounds. We can't cut down trees.
We encourage people to show up and speak out at tonight’s Eugene City Council meeting.
Info for joining the public hearing: www.eugene-or.gov/3360/Webcasts-and-Meetin...
Written testimony may be sent to mayorcouncilandcitymanager@eugene-or.gov, and must be received by 5:00 pm today.
Want to stay informed about CSS fundraising events, from bingo nights to benefit concerts? We launched monthly event emails! Subscribe here: https://loom.ly/P4_rr58
P.S. Did you know CSS is a pet-friendly shelter?
P.P.S. (or P.S.S.) The cat's name is Neeko 🐾
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." -Dr Martin Luther King Jr.
We will be closed today, January 19th, in honor of MLK Jr. Day. We will be open tomorrow with our regular hours.
#mlkjrday #access #love
We’re shaking things up in 2026! Instead of our traditional annual sit-down fundraiser, we’re thrilled to launch a benefit concert, Community JAM!
📅 March 5
🕰️ Doors 5:30pm, show 6pm
📍 Wildish Community Theater
💲 $30 advance, $40 door
Purchase your tickets here: https://loom.ly/2md9nYs
Congrats to Jim on Facebook, who correctly guessed Salem first! Hutty was marching on Salem to make positive change for unhoused and all vulnerable Oregonians.
SCAVENGER HUNT: where in Oregon is Hutty the Conestoga Hut?
Be the first to answer in the comment section across all our socials, and win a $10 gift card for some local coffee!
Clue: "It is the duty of every citizen... to give validity to his convictions in political affairs." -Albert Einstein
Meet Tera, one of our Service Navigators! She helps unhoused individuals navigate their way to housing and other vital resources. She's a huge inspiration, and we're so grateful she brings her earnest compassion to the CSS team!
#homelessness #eugeneoregon
We're beyond excited about the new building for CSS!
Need is growing in the community, and this will dramatically expand our capacity to serve unhoused neighbors. The new space is currently undergoing major renovations.
Community members interested in donating can visit: https://loom.ly/Ar2OK1U
Cities can choose to criminalize homelessness....or they can respond to the homelessness crisis with real solutions.
Sweeps & bans don't work. Decades of evidence have taught us that affordable housing, wraparound support, mental health care, job training, tenant protections, & rent assistance do.
7 years ago, Greg entered the CSS program. Now, he’s been in his own apartment for 2 years, works at UofO, and is celebrating 7 years of sobriety.
“CSS changed my life. They gave me time to get back on my feet, get my priorities in place, and hook me up with Section 8. CSS gives absolute hope.”
The first 10 folks in 2026 to sign up as monthly recurring donors or increase their already existing monthly recurring donations will receive either:
-Handmade buttons, $5/month donations
-Shirt, $10/month donations
-Hat, $20+/month donations
Become a monthly donor: https://loom.ly/RVyMnz4
