Through Project Safe Place, youngsters are provided with a safe place to wait while the local youth shelter, Looking Glass Station 7, is contacted. The shelter then dispatches a volunteer to the site to offer assistance and provide transportation to the shelter, where counseling and other services are available. Project Safe Place originated in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1983, and is now active in 34 states. In addition to the Eugene Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, agencies offering Project Safe Place sites include Albertson's, Dari Mart, the Springfield Fire Department, Lane Transit District, and Looking Glass Station 7 at 2485 Roosevelt Blvd. For more information, please contact Ruth Obadal, Planning Chief, Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, 682-7114.
Many neighborhood associations have picnics in the summer.
They vary in size and complexity, but all the events bring people together and build neighborhoods. On July 23, the Friendly Area Neighborhood picnic was held with approximately seventy people in attendance. There was live music, a session on building bird houses, and even donated ice cream cones. A raffle was held for Oregon Air and Space Museum tickets. To enter, participants completed a short survey for the neighborhood association.