Housing

SELCO donates 20 move-out kits for newly housed youth

SELCO donates 20 move-out kits for newly housed youth

When Looking Glass Housing program managers place youth in apartments around town (providing rent as well as ongoing case management), often times the youth does not have much to help setup their new dwelling. Basic items like pots and pans or dish towels or a bath mat help make a house a home. And this December SELCO helped ensure that at least the next 20 youth that are housed will have a nice kit of items to get them started.

Members from local SELCO Credit Union branches shopped for and then organized and dropped off 20 amazing “move-out kits” for these transitional living youth to utilize. Looking Glass staff members were thrilled with the donation.

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Community Partner Spotlight: Austin Folnagy, housing placement

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Community Partner Spotlight: Austin Folnagy, housing placement

Finding affordable, safe, quality housing is a challenge for a lot of people in Eugene and broader Lane County, but especially so for youth with limited rental history and sometimes criminal history. So it is particularly special to Looking Glass when a local community member agrees to long-term rental partnerships. Austin Folnagy is the most recent example of a willing and supportive landlord who enthusiastically embraces the opportunity to rent an entire complex to Looking Glass youth.

“It’s a way to give back, for sure,” Folnagy explained. “It’s a business, for sure, but by working with Looking Glass in this way, it’s a way to do good in our community too.”

Community Challenge: Apartments for Rent Needed for Homeless Youth

Community Challenge: Apartments for Rent Needed for Homeless Youth

Through the Rapid Rehousing Program, Looking Glass assists with rent for up to 2 years to provide homeless youth with secure housing along with mediation and ongoing case management support. Currently, we have 5 clients awaiting the opportunity to get off the streets and into housing, due to a shortage of property managers willing to rent to our clients. We need your help.

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