VACANCY NOTICE
The Poverty and Homelessness Board is recruiting!
DATE: October 1, 2026
There is currently one Lived Experience of Poverty and/or Homelessness Youth representative (under age 25) vacancy on the Lane County Poverty and Homelessness Board (PHB).
Application Deadline: 5:00 pm, Friday, October 30, 2026
The Lane County Board of Commissioners, through the Human Services Division (HSD), is seeking applications from qualified individuals to serve on the Poverty and Homelessness Board.
There is one seat available at this time:
- One (1) Youth (under age 25) with lived experience of poverty and/or homelessness representative.
POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS BOARD MEMBERS: Serve in an advisory role to the Board of County Commissioners with the goal of reducing and preventing poverty and homelessness in Lane County. It serves as the administrative board for the Lane County Community Action Agency and as the oversight board for the Lane County Continuum of Care.
Poverty and Homelessness Board (PHB) member tasks include:
- Promote community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness and assisting individuals who are low-income to meet their basic needs and achieve self-sufficiency. Including:
a. Working to reduce the number of households experiencing houselessness through holistic, data-driven, system changes and creating/strengthening programs with the regional houselessness crisis response system, including prevention assistance, street outreach, interim shelter, re-housing assistance, permanent supportive housing, and supportive housing.
b. Supporting highly needed anti-poverty focused programs and collaborations that assist community members by addressing their social determinants of health.
c. Develop and progress a strategic PHB plan, including investments, strategies and performance measures.
- Advocate within systems of care for needs that intersect with the houselessness system, including behavioral health (substance abuse and mental health supports), physical health, oral health, food security and criminal justice.
- Advocate for significantly more and diverse permanent housing options across Lane County.
- Increase access to and effective use of mainstream programs (e.g., ODHS programs, energy assistance, food assistance, school supports).
- Lift up the voices of people with lived expertise of houselessness and poverty.
- Participate in at least one PHB committee and/or task groups.
Members are expected to attend one, 1.5 hour meeting every other month and participate in at least one task group, often 1 to 1.5 hour per month. One hour of preparation per meeting may be needed.
Members with lived experience of homelessness who are not otherwise paid to attend a PHB meeting will receive a stipend for meeting participation.
Applications can be submitted:
- Online here:
https://www.cognitoforms.com/LaneCountyOR/PovertyAndHomelessnessBoardApplication
- Or print and email your pdf application to [email protected]
- Or by mail or in person to:
Lane County Administration Office
Public Service Building
125 E 8th Avenue, 2nd Floor
Eugene, OR 97401
Important Note: Applications may be submitted at any time. They are kept on file for 12 months and may be considered if a vacancy occurs during that period.
Please reach out to Diana Alldredge if you have questions or need any accommodations. [email protected] or 541.682.4688
Vacancy Posting: Lived Experience Advisory Group for Unhoused Engagement (LEAGUE)
Date: October 9, 2025
The Lived Experience Advisory Group for Unhoused Engagement (LEAGUE) is an advisory group to the Poverty and Homelessness Board (www.LaneCounty.org/PHB). LEAGUE aids in the work of the Poverty and Homelessness Board’s Strategic Plan and accompanying projects.
As this is meant to be a group consisting of those with lived experience, please pass this along to consumer councils, tenant leadership councils, consumer advisory committees, or encourage those with lived experience to apply. Agency staff are strongly encouraged to share this vacancy posting with current or former program participants, post the flyer in the lobby or other public spaces accessible to those accessing services, or otherwise share this posting widely.
Vacancies: We have some open spots on LEAGUE, and we're looking for up to 3 new members. One of them should be from rural Lane County, which means they live or have a lot of experience in rural Oregon or Lane County, but not in the metro Eugene/Springfield area. If you're going through homelessness right now or have gone through it recently, we really want you to think about joining us!
LEAGUE is a group of people who have experienced homelessness in the past or are going through it right now. This group's job is to do a few important things:
- We help the Poverty and Homelessness Board with their projects. We look at their plans from the point of view of people who know what it's like to be homeless.
- We're experts because we've been there. We also talk to others who are dealing with homelessness and get their thoughts on the services available in Lane County.
- We speak up for the needs of homeless individuals and families in Lane County. We make sure that the voices of people who have been through this are heard by the Poverty and Homelessness Board.
This group is about having homeless or formerly homeless folks in the work to make the system better. We want to have a mix of people from different backgrounds and experiences. That means people who have lived in different kinds of homes, people from different races and cultures, young people, survivors of domestic violence, folks from different places in Lane County, and people with disabilities. We meet often to talk about what we can do to help, both in the short term and the long term.
We usually meet on the first Friday of each month in the afternoon, from 2:00 to 3:30 PM. Sometimes, we might have extra meetings during the year. Right now, most of our meetings happen online using Zoom, but sometimes we have a mix of online and in-person meetings.
If this sounds like something you'd like to be part of, please fill out an application!
Members of LEAGUE are eligible for a monthly stipend (requires approved membership and enrollment).
How to Apply:
· Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis until all spots are filled. Applications can be found:
Online at: https://bit.ly/LEAGUEAPP
To ask for an application in another format, like paper or verbal, please call 541-682-4203. If you have a question, or are having trouble getting into or filling out the application, you may contact Amanda Borta at [email protected]