Guides
Nine Lane County guides, each answering one question with the local offices that help, their phone numbers and hours, and live data such as tonight’s shelter beds, this week’s meetings, and new jobs.
2 min readChecked against LaneHelp October 6, 2026Report a problem with this page
- What it does
- Guides that each answer one question with real local offices, what each one does, and live data that refreshes every few minutes.
- Good for
- When you know the problem but not who to call. Or when you’re explaining it to someone else.
- You’ll need
- Nothing. No account.
Nine guides, one question each#
- Food Assistance — meal sites serving today, pantry days in the next week, and SNAP and WIC offices.
- Shelter Tonight — beds reported open from the county report, how each shelter takes people in, and Front Door sites.
- Rent Assistance — rent and utility programs by area, plus the next Eviction Prevention Rapid Response intake date.
- Tenant Rights — who to call by problem: eviction court cases, repairs, discrimination, and finding a lawyer, with links to Oregon law.
- ID and Documents — one card per document (birth certificate, Oregon ID, Social Security card, mailing address, name change) with free local help and the official source.
- Transportation Help — LTD reduced fares, RideSource medical rides, rural buses, and bus passes from local programs.
- Eugene Jobs and Classifieds — new jobs this week, fair-chance counts, and WorkSource workshops. LaneHelp has no classified ads.
- Eugene Sober Living and Recovery — meetings by day of the week, recovery housing, and detox.
- Eugene Community Services 97402 — services within about 2.4 miles of central 97402, grouped by need, with distances.
How a guide is laid out#
- The answer — one specific sentence under the title, with the date the guide was reviewed.
- Right now — live cards for the guide’s topic: offices with phone, address, and hours, plus counts or schedules where LaneHelp has live data. Each card shows when it was last checked.
- Official sources — links to the law, forms, or program rules, where those matter.
- Questions people ask — specific answers, with names and numbers.
- More from LaneHelp — two to four related pages.
- You need a place right nowSkip the guide. Search Resources, or open Shelter for tonight.
- You need to know who to callOpen the guide for that topic and start with the Right now cards.
- You want something to printUse Handouts, or build a Quick Sheet.
Questions people ask
Are the guides legal advice?
No. The tenant rights guide says so directly. It points you to legal aid, tenant help, and the official law and court forms instead.
How current are they?
Live parts, like shelter beds, jobs, and meetings, refresh every few minutes. Each card shows when it was last checked, and the guide shows the date its text was reviewed. Confirm with the provider before you go.