Mainstream Housing Incorporated

Here in western Oregon we’re getting ready to swap out the cold and damp season for the hot and dry season. Either way, being unsheltered is a health hazard! Constant exposure to the elements can lead to illness or worsening of chronic conditions.

Are you or someone you know currently homeless or at risk of losing housing? Check out our homelessness resources page at our IDD Housing Help website: https://iddhousinghelp.org/homeless/

Please share with your networks to help us reach people in need!

🚌 Reminder: LTD’s Summer Service Change takes effect Sunday, June 14.

A few route adjustments are coming to help better match ridership demand and improve operating efficiency across the system. Changes include updates to Routes 41, 51, and 93, along with seasonal service adjustments for Routes 36, 79X, 81, and 82.

If you ride any of these routes, now is a great time to review the updated schedules and plan ahead.

Learn more: https://zurl.co/N7heZ

Tag a rider who may need to know about these upcoming changes. 👇

Our FREE Lego and Game Night is tonight at the Hilyard Community Center in Eugene from 6:30pm - 8:30pm.

Come play games, or build with legos (everything you build you can take home with you).

We will have pizza, snacks, beverages, and new tonight we will have Root Beer floats thanks to our sponsor Connections NW

We ask that you please register so that we know how much food to have for everyone. We hope to see you there!

As always, if you are questioning whether this event is for you or if you should come to it. Everybody belongs here!

Need housing help? Our Housing Navigation Services are built to support people who experience an intellectual or developmental disability and have the ability to live independently with the support of a case manager, DSP, PSW or other support team members. We can help with:

- Accessing the Lane County Coordinated Entry System
- Housing Searches
- Access to rent subsidy programs
- Paperwork Assistance
- Landlord communication
- Assistance in working to avoid eviction

Want to learn more? Visit our housing navigation page for details and contact information: https://www.mainstreamhousing.org/housing-navigation-services-for-idd/

Living on your own sounds wonderful, but it’s not all fun and games. However, living on your own doesn’t have to be scary if you have a good support system and you know what to do!
If it’s time for you or a loved one to start thinking about what it would be like to live independently, here is our collection of tips and peer-created videos for independent living. https://iddhousinghelp.org/independent-living/

Family members, case managers, caregivers, and other helpers of people that experience IDD, please share these resources!

We want to hear from you! The suggestions and feedback from people in our community (and beyond) are key to helping us develop new resources for the people and communities we serve. Please help us by contributing your thoughts on housing for IDD using the suggestion form at our IDD Housing Help website: https://iddhousinghelp.org/contact-us/comments-and-suggestions/

Attention case managers: We can help your clients with housing problems! We know that case managers of people with IDD often carry heavy workloads. If you or someone you know is a case manager in Lane County, our services can help with the housing pieces of the puzzle.

If you would like to see how we might help you and your IDD clients, please contact us. You can call 541-484-4868 x.306 or find more ways to reach out on our website: https://www.mainstreamhousing.org/contact-us/

Housing struggles? We’re here to help! When people contact our Housing Navigation Service for IDD, we meet them where they are in the process of finding or keeping housing, and help them navigate their way into a better situation.

We are here to help our community members with intellectual or developmental disabilities! If you or someone you care for experiences IDD and needs help finding or keeping housing, check out our Housing Navigation Services page. https://www.mainstreamhousing.org/housing-navigation-services-for-idd/

Are you worried that someone you care about might become homeless? Once it starts, that cycle can be very difficult to break out of, and often more so for people who experience intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Mainstream Housing aims to help break the cycle of homelessness for people with IDD. If you or someone you know experiences IDD and has become homeless, our IDD Housing Help website lists some of the first resources to look into to get help: https://iddhousinghelp.org/homeless/