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Government

• City of Eugene
  • City Code
  • Eugene City Council
  • Eugene Rental Housing Code
  • Eugene Subsidized Housing List and Information (includes all of Lane County)
• City of Springfield
  • Springfield Municipal Code
• Lane County
  • Lane County Circuit Court
  • Lane Code
  • Lane County Commissioners
  • Housing Authority and Community Services Agency of Lane County (HACSA) -- information about public housing and Section 8 programs
• State of Oregon
  • State agencies, boards and commissions
  • Department of Human Services -- food, cash and housing assistance
    • Staff Tools -- agency manuals, administrative rules, office directories, and other information
    • Children, Adults and Families -- TANF (public assistance) and food stamps -- Family Services Manual
    • Seniors and People with Disabilities -- community based care, in-home care, nursing facilities
  • Oregon Judicial Department -- home page for the Oregon court system
  • Office of Administrative Hearings -- home page for Oregon administrative hearings unit
• United States Government
  • U.S. District Court - Oregon
  • Social Security Administration
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  • U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio

Other Legal Services Websites 

• Oregon  -- use our INTERACTIVE MAP to locate address, phone, fax and e-mail information for all Oregon legal services offices
• Legal Aid Services of Oregon -- located in Portland, Oregon with branch offices throughout the state
• OregonLawHelp -- information about Oregon law from Legal Aid Services of Oregon
• Legal Aid Services of Oregon (Salem) -- formerly Marion-Polk Legal Aid Service, LASO Salem provides legal aid services in Marion and Polk counties
• National map of Equal Justice Websites - use our INTERACTIVE MAP to locate programs in all 50 states
• National map of Pro Bono programs -- from the American Bar Association
• Northwest Justice Project -- excellent website promoting access to justice and legal services information for Washington state

Support Centers

• Shriver Center (National Center on Poverty Law) -- policy research, development, analysis, and advocacy on issues affecting low-income communities
• National Housing Law Project -- information and resources about low-income housing programs
• Welfare Law Center

Domestic Violence Resources

• American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence
• National Coalition Against Domestic Violence -- NCADV's work includes coalition building, safe home and shelter programs, public education and technical assistance; policy development and innovative legislation
• Office of Violence Against Women -- U.S. Department of Justice
• Violence Against Women Document Library -- excellent site offers documents about full faith and credit, model programs, model legislation, etc.
• Women's Coalition of St. Croix -- a wonderful website

Advocacy Networks

• HandsNet -- national network for human services organizations
• TheLane -- online information from Lane County social service providers

Community Organizations 

• Lane County Nonprofit Organizations -- extensive list of e-mail addresses and websites from Oregon Public Networking
• Birth to Three -- parenting education and support services for families with young children
• Centro LatinoAmericano -- bilingual/bicultural social services, facilitates access to resources, and advocates for Hispanic/Latino residents of Lane County
• First Place Family Center -- shelter and support services for homeless and low-income families with children
• Head Start of Lane County -- developmental services for low-income, pre-school children (ages three to five) and social services for their families
• Sexual Assault Support Services (SASS) -- crisis intervention, advocacy, peer counseling, support groups and referrals for survivors and their friends and family
• Whitebird -- crisis intervention, homeless services, community medical and dental clinics, drug counseling and treatment,and other social programs
• Womenspace -- Womenspace empowers women and children and seeks to end domestic violence by changing community standards. Services include a 24-hour hotline, emergency shelter, drop-in advocacy center, support groups, rural outreach, transitional programs, community education, and the lesbian alliance.