Our first shelter
ShelterCare opened its doors on December 24, 1970. In the beginning, the agency (then known as Eugene Emergency Housing) operated a single shelter with an annual budget of $12,000. Average stay was 2 days in a 4 bedroom house where families pooled food stamps and shared shelter maintenance responsibilities.
ShelterCare has grown considerably over the past 38 years, as the needs of our community have grown. The agency now operates 11 programs for 3 different service populations.
During the last fiscal year, ShelterCare served 1,476 individuals.
While the agency has expanded, the overall idea behind what we do has remained constant: to empower our clients and help them achieve greater levels of independence.
**Fun Fact: ShelterCare's original shelter was later used as the frat house in the 1978 film Animal House (after we were no longer using it, of course!).
Animal House cast outside our former shelter.
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