Former staff from White Bird Clinic’s shuttered Front Rooms department have started their own homeless services in downtown Eugene.
RAVEN—or Radical Assistance for Vulnerable Eugene Neighbors—provides food, clothing, and social support four days a week outside First Christian Church.
Jeremiah Perry-Weed said he and four other Front Rooms employees founded the group after they lost their jobs in December. He said it didn’t feel right to drop clients he had built trusting relationships with…