Helping people rebuild their lives
Community Supported Shelters helps the unhoused stabilize and rebuild through intentional community. Our model is low-cost and maintains an impressive success rate. We help hundreds of people transform their lives each year in Lane County, Oregon, and organizations across the U.S. have adopted our approach. Check out our latest news here.
We manage group-living environments that emphasize stability and peer support.
We share our practices and expertise with governments and other nonprofits.
We maintain micro-shelters that are inexpensive, lockable, and easy to build.
We support change to solve homelessness and protect rights of unhoused people.
Our approach is low-barrier, meaning we provide a safe place of shelter for those who may have no other options. An individual experiencing homelessness can come to our door without an I.D., with a pet in tow, and with alcohol on their breath, and we will shelter them.
Once people aren’t worried about basic survival needs, they can focus on accomplishing personal goals. Our residents often aspire toward: permanent housing, sobriety, employment, and improved quality of life.
With peer support and individualized guidance from our Service Team, most of our residents move on to better life circumstances in less than a year.
Research shows lack of affordable housing and eviction rates correlate strongly with the increase of homelessness in the U.S.
Though many factors are beyond our control, we are committed to being part of the solution. We share our expertise with other organizations through consulting, and we engage policymakers to improve the system.
See more in our Annual Report
Conestoga Huts throughout Lane County
in Lane County for helping move people into HUD-approved housing
total Hut Construction Manuals sold
community members served from July 2022-July 2023
of community members see a decrease in interaction with police
total Huts sponsored through Adopt-a-Hut
These volunteers cycle across America to raise awareness about the housing affordability crisis. This summer, they helped our facilities team wash and dismantle 6 Conestoga Huts, so the parts can be recycled and reused.
"The City of Eugene has partnered with CSS for more than ten years and finds their innovative approach to supporting people to be cost-effective, trauma-informed, person-centered, and impactful."
—Peter Chavannes, City of Eugene Homeless Systems Policy Manager
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Support Us
Your support provides shelter and hope for a better tomorrow. No amount is too small to give. $20 can make a real difference in the lives of unhoused individuals—it can fund an Outreach Kit, which provides someone in need with water, snacks, and hygiene supplies.
1160 Grant Street
Eugene, OR 97402
Public Office Hours:
Tue-Fri, 1-4 p.m.
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