Nightingale Shoutouts & Gratitude: Summer 2026
By Blake Burrell • July 23, 2026
Gratitude for our dedicated volunteers and donors!
- Luke and Norma - Thanks for leadership and collaboration during the transition!
- Kareena - Thank you for kindness at our Garden Parties
- Dick and Julie with St. Mary’s Episcopal Church - Thank you for the breakfast and sandwiches.
- Dalle - Thank you for all the help with our BottleDrop program
- Bruce - Thank you for all the support and the new TV
- Duke - Thanks for the creativity, communication, and liaisoning on our behalf
- Steven and Emerald Valley Rotary - Thank you for the holiday stockings and cookies!
- Katherine - Thank you for the food box donations and great conversations
- BJ - Thank you for the good conversations, office supplies, fridge, and air conditioner!
- Interfaith Food Hub - Thank you for the delicious meals and kindness!
- Burrito Brigade - Thank you for the burritos and nutritious foods!
- Eugene Seed Library - Thank you for the seeds for our gardens
- Tsunami Books - Thank you for the great books and neighborhood support
- Dane - Thank you for the Boy Scout cookies we enjoy at our weekly meetings
- Councilor Keating - Thanks for the constant showing up and representing our program
- South Eugene Neighbors - Thanks for the kindness to our unhoused neighbors
- The Raging Grannies - Thank you for the carols and rebellious holiday spirit
- Mitra and Viking Textile Workforce Development Program - Thank you for making our new hut curtains
- To everyone else - Thank you for the donations, support, and care. We could not do it without you.
Looking for a way to help that will have a huge impact? Donate items from our monthly needs wish list! Community members regularly need supplies that many of us take for granted, including pads, toothpaste, and toilet paper. You can make a donation directly from our Amazon Wishlist:
But wait, that's not all!
Read more about our exciting Nightingale updates:
We don't operate Nightingale with a designated site host or shelter manager. The governance of our community is largely influenced by principles of sociocracy.
“Nightingale gave me the stability to become someone who could help others do the same," says Candace, who became CSS staff after graduating from Workforce.
CSS added internet infrastructure in 2026. Community members can now use wi-fi to stay connected with family and services and search for housing and employment.
During Community Supported Shelters’ first year of operating the Nightingale Community, five community members found stable housing opportunities!
We've processed over 200 bags of bottles and cans for recycling at Nightingale, earning $1,527! “It's awesome that our South Eugene neighbors are doing that."
“I'm growing tomatoes, carrots, strawberries, pumpkins, peas...” community member Sabrina shares cheerfully. She's most excited about the watermelon!
The community has reached full occupancy! As CSS celebrates 1 year of operating Nightingale, we're proud of the progress we’ve made together.
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We don't operate Nightingale with a designated site host or shelter manager. The governance of our community is largely influenced by principles of sociocracy.
“Nightingale gave me the stability to become someone who could help others do the same," says Candace, who became CSS staff after graduating from Workforce.
CSS added internet infrastructure in 2026. Community members can now use wi-fi to stay connected with family and services and search for housing and employment.
During Community Supported Shelters’ first year of operating the Nightingale Community, five community members found stable housing opportunities!
We've processed over 200 bags of bottles and cans for recycling at Nightingale, earning $1,527! “It's awesome that our South Eugene neighbors are doing that."
“I'm growing tomatoes, carrots, strawberries, pumpkins, peas...” community member Sabrina shares cheerfully. She's most excited about the watermelon!
The community has reached full occupancy! As CSS celebrates 1 year of operating Nightingale, we're proud of the progress we’ve made together.
“This is our home,” says Whitney, looking around the new 560-square foot Community Room at the CSS Roosevelt Safe Spot Community, where she lives in a Hut, “I think it really pepped up all of our moods.”
“I’ve been in some bad moods, down and depressed or just sad or angry even. Out of curiosity, one day I decided to stop by NAMI, and I never had felt so much happiness and relief. Every time I go, I just feel lifted up. I feel like everything’s going to be OK. Yeah, I love NAMI a lot,” says Jennifer W., a CSS community
As our organization continues to grow and evolve, we’re preparing for an important transition in the year ahead.
In 2026, Community Supported Shelters will close our two Communities near the Eugene Mission. This change comes as the Mission expands its Life Skills Program, an investment in services that aligns with ou
