A.C.T. Now Lane
Time: Noon to 1:15 pm
Venue: WOW Hall
291 West 8th
Eugene, Oregon
97401
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We will meet at the WOW Hall, 291 W 8th. Learn more: https://wowhall.org/about-us/. Walk, ride a bike or take the bus. You may park on the street or in the parking lot of FOOD for Lane County's Dining Room, across 8th from the WOW Hall. A freewill donation acknowledging the Dining Room's generosity may be made at the meeting.
Lunch will be available for $15.
Topic:
A.C.T. (Advancing Community Together) Now Lane is a cross-sector coalition uniting leaders, organizations, and community members to address Lane County’s housing and homelessness crisis head-on. Lane County has one of the highest rates of homelessness per capita in the nation, with thousands of individuals in our community living unhoused. A.C.T. Now Lane believes this crisis is too complex for any one organization to solve alone, but together, we can make meaningful progress toward lasting solutions.
In this forum, we will hear from three A.C.T. Now Lane Steering Committee members who will speak about the goals of the coalition: bringing together diverse voices from non-profits, businesses, government agencies, educators, neighborhood groups, and unhoused individuals in a collective effort to confront the housing and homelessness crisis in Lane County; reducing the number of individuals living unhoused and unsheltered in our community, with the long-term vision of making homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring; and rallying around shared strategies to address both the immediate needs of those experiencing homelessness and the systemic challenges that contribute to the crisis.
Speakers
Title: Executive Director
Organization: Homes for Good
Website: https://www.homesforgood.org/
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Jacob Fox joined Homes for Good in 2013, became Executive Director in 2015, and is passionate about transforming organizations to better serve communities. Jacob began his career in the mid-1990s, working for several housing authorities in numerous capacities, including the City of Portland, where he directed investments in ending homelessness, affordable homeownership, and affordable housing developments. Jacob is active in housing policy deliberation and legislative advocacy, and is a national leader and advocate for affordable housing.
Title: President & CEO
Organization: Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce
Website: https://www.eugenechamber.com/
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As a key representative for businesses and employers in the Eugene Area, Brittany Quick-Warner works to promote and strengthen our community through a prosperous economy and business sector. She leads the strategic vision of the organization in partnership with the Board of Directors, and has been the President & CEO of the Eugene Chamber since 2017. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Atmospheric Science and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration.
Title: Director of Policy, Advocacy & Strategic Relationships
Organization: Dev NW
Website: https://devnw.org/
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Karen Saxe leads policy development and advocacy efforts for DevNW and its affiliate nonprofits, Community LendingWorks and Neighborhood Building Corporation, across the areas of affordable housing development, asset building programs and services, and small business and community-based lending. She also supports organizational growth and development through strategic partnerships throughout its seven-county service area. She holds a BA in Political Science and an MA in Public Administration.
