The Arts & Business Alliance of Eugene (ABAE) helps our community thrive by encouraging leaders from the business and arts & culture sectors to celebrate creativity, capitalize on the expertise of others and recognize the benefits of collaboration. We have a range of programs that promote cross-sector partnerships.

Founded in 1976, Direction Service continues to fulfill a critical mission in Lane County: Helping people with disabilities and special needs live full and healthy lives!

Since 1988, Oregon Supported Living Program has supported adults with developmental disabilities in Eugene and Springfield. Our mission is to enhance the lives of adults with developmental disabilities through residential, vocational, and supported living programs, with emphasis on the arts and community integration. We provide around-clock-care in our safe group homes, support more independent clients who live on their own, and help our clients find meaningful employment. We also founded Eugene's only truly accessible arts program: the OSLP Arts & Culture Program. Come visit our gallery at 110 E 11th Ave Suite C!

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Greenhill Humane Society has been caring for homeless animals since 1944. Greenhill operates two animal shelters. One on 1st & Bertlesen, and one on Green Hill Rd. The organization cares for approximately 3,000 dogs, cats and small animals each year.

Providing non-profit health services to support people with memory loss, as well as their families, including a 24-7 help line.

The Nobel Peace Laureate Project is a grass roots organization in Eugene, Oregon, with the goals of inspiring future peacemakers by honoring the American winners of the Nobel Peace Prize and increasing the knowledge Americans have of their own internationally recognized peacemakers. To honor the Americans who have won the Nobel Peace Prize and to augment and enhance the educational experience, the first-ever "Nobel Laureate plaza" in the United States, has been constructed with plaques and information about each Laureate. Curricula on these peacemakers and why they were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize has been written for use in the elementary, middle, and high schools. are posted on this website.

The Lane County Medical Society is a professional membership organization for Lane County physicians. We provide members opportunities to connect across organizations, specialties, and more through informational meetings, socials, and events.

Offering immediate help by providing food and other assistance to anyone in need and seeks to instill hope by helping Lane County families take positive steps to move out of poverty.

Also located at 1464 W. 6th Ave, Eugene.

Varga Medical Art INC is a 501c3 nonprofit organization based in Eugene Oregon founded by Michelle and Eain Varga. Our mission is to provide transformative medical tattooing services to individuals living with scars from breast cancer surgery trauma illness congenital conditions or gender-affirming procedures. We believe that healing goes beyond the physical. It includes emotional spiritual and psychological restoration. Through the art of medical tattooing we help survivors reclaim their confidence identity and sense of wholeness. We specialize in areola and nipple restoration for breast cancer survivors offering this vital service to help individuals feel complete again after mastectomy or reconstructive surgery. These services are not considered cosmetic by those who need them. They are a critical part of healing. We also provide scar camouflage for self-harm survivors burn survivors individuals living with conditions like vitiligo and those seeking gender-affirming tattoo work. At Varga Medical Art INC we believe no survivor should be denied access to these life-changing services due to financial barriers. That is why we offer care on a sliding scale and often at no cost to those in need. Our clients include people from all walks of life many of whom have been through unimaginable experiences and are looking for hope confidence and a new beginning. We are also establishing the Varga Institute for Paramedical Art and Restoration a training program for licensed tattoo artists who want to expand their skills into the field of trauma-informed medical tattooing. This initiative will help spread access to this form of care across Oregon and beyond especially in underserved and rural communities. Our work is grounded in compassion professionalism and inclusivity. We welcome all bodies identities and backgrounds and we uphold a strict commitment to cultural competence and non-discrimination. Our team partners with healthcare providers mental health professionals and survivor support networks to provide holistic care and long-term healing. Michelle and Eain Varga bring a unique combination of lived experience medical insight and artistic excellence to their work. Michelle is a cancer survivor a former nurse and a nationally recognized tattoo artist who has dedicated her life to restoring dignity and confidence through art. Eain is an award-winning artist and advocate who shares the same passion for healing and transformation. Varga Medical Art INC is not just a nonprofit. It is a movement. We are redefining what healing looks like one tattoo at a time. We are turning scars into stories of survival and resilience and we are making sure that no one feels invisible ever again.

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Oregon & SW Washington provides a "home away from home" for families with seriously ill children, and supports initiatives to improve pediatric health. At the Heartfelt House by Riverbend, we support the guest services for 10 pediatric rooms and 10 adult rooms, and programming for RMHC pediatric families.

We seek to elevate the character of mankind by the acts of mutual assistance and the works of unselfish deeds by brothers and sisters working together around their differing personal political and religious practices. We meet to perform harmonious tasks to lessen the trials and adversities of life. We lift in celebrating the joys of friendship, love, and truth.

People join our lodges for two reasons. One is for personal benefit; the other is community benefit. A person might be in need of individual fulfillment and benefit from one of the many programs available through the IOOF, or they might be offering of their time and commitment to join with others to serve our obligations that build human character and promote a philosophy of life. Odd Fellows and Rebekahs supply both opportunities for growth.

Independent Order of Odd Fellows Spencer Butte Lodge No. 9 meets monthly on the second and fourth Wednesday at 6:00 in the evening. 

Power On With Limb Loss supports amputees, family or caregivers, to make sure that everyone gets the support they need. We partner with and support amputees and others with limb loss in our community by providing three main service programs - Peer Visiting, Support Group Meetings/Social Hours, and Conferences & Events.

The Eugene Parks Foundation is committed to creating exceptional parks, open spaces, and trails for the Eugene community and visitors.

We are a youth development organization focused on helping our members achieve academic success, healthy lifestyles *and good character and citizenship.

For more than 100 years the Better Business Bureau, a nonprofit, has upheld high standards for fair and honest business practices. BBB specialty services are membership-based for businesses and free for consumers. BBB provides objective advice on more than 5.3 million companies, 11,000 charity reviews, dispute resolution services, consumer alerts and educational information on topics related to marketplace trust. There are local, independent BBBs across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Visit bbb.org for more information.

Home Share Oregon is a nonprofit organization. Our mission is to prevent housing instability, foreclosure, and homelessness through home sharing.

Love for Lane County is committed to providing a holistic response to unmet needs through active faith. Our primary focus is to offer short-term practical, hands-on assistance for those who are in desperate need in our community and have nowhere else to turn. We provide “gap services” to meet the needs of our community, providing services and support that other agencies may be unable to offer.

I live in Eugene and represented Central Lane and Linn Counties in the Oregon House of Representatives (2001-2019). The District includes the University of Oregon and the main Campus of Lane Community College, Creswell, Coburg, Walterville, Brownsville, Harrisburg, Halsey, Sodaville, and parts or all of several smaller communities in the area. 

After leaving the legislature, I started the Emerald Valley Electric Vehicle Association, a chapter of the Electric Vehicle Association which has about 100 chapters world wide. As an entirely voluntary association we promote the switch to electric transportation by encouraging supportive legislation and informing families and individuals of the advantage of electric vehicles.