Willamette Valley Crisis Care, which consists of former and current CAHOOTS workers, is ready to serve.
Presenter: Eugene’s Budget Committee heard the latest about ‘CAHOOTS 2.0,’ the effort by Cahootsians to establish their own nonprofit organization: Willamette Valley Crisis Care. Offering public comment at the May 28 meeting, Jacob Trewe:
Jacob Trewe: Hello there, City Council. My name is Jacob Trewe. I’ve been keeping track. We’ve had well over 50 people come here and speak about how important CAHOOTS is to them. I won’t belabor the point. I’ve sent messages. I’m with Friends of CAHOOTS and sent messages and explanations and possible ways that we can move forward with actually getting CAHOOTS back on the streets.
[00:00:35] The thing I want to bring up, first and foremost: Willamette Valley Crisis Care. They are ready to go when it comes to being able to provide a CAHOOTS 2.0 service in our streets. They consist of the folks who currently are with White Bird who have the experience. We’re talking 36-odd years of experience helping out folks on the streets…