Twice as many Lane County students received donated school supplies this year compared to last year at Catholic Community Services of Lane County, the organization’s development manager said.
The organization is one of several to provide donated items to families and children in the days and weeks leading up to the start of school, which starts this week for most students in Springfield and Eugene.
“The need that we see in our community is increasing across all of our services. The gap is widening between the haves and have nots,” said Rose Rubin, development and communications manager for Catholic Community Services of Lane County. According to its website, the organization has served Lane County for more than 70 years…