Speakers urge council to cancel underfunded RFP and restore Cahoots-style crisis response Multiple community members told the council the city's RFP for alternative community response is underfunded at $375,000, is redundant with existing peer navigation services, and will not scale; speakers urged canceling and reissuing the RFP with realistic funding to restore Cahoots-style 24/7 crisis response.

Community members are demanding a return to a robust Cahoots-style crisis response, arguing the current RFP is drastically underfunded and fails to meet essential needs.

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Portland teams mobile crisis responders with Kahoots for better community outreach Portland enhances crisis response by integrating Kahoots with local mobile crisis teams.

Eugene is redefining community safety by integrating crisis response teams, but there's a crucial gap in follow-up care that needs addressing.

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City officials discuss Cahoots role and new mobile crisis response strategy Officials confirm Cahoots continues serving, while introducing a mobile crisis response model.

Eugene's crisis response services are evolving, but is Kahoots losing its vital role in the community?

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