VACANCY NOTICE
Vacancy Posting: Lived Experience Advisory Group for Unhoused Engagement (LEAGUE)
Date: September 29, 2023
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 4 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. The meeting schedule might change a bit when new members join.
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 beginning in 2023.
How to Apply:
Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis. 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]