Mainstream Housing Incorporated

🌟 Have you heard about The Arc Lane County’s Mobile Sensory Zone? 🌟

Our Mobile Sensory Zone provides a welcoming, calming, and inclusive space for children, teens, adults, and families who may need a break from noise, crowds, or overstimulation while attending community events. 💜

The space includes sensory tools, calming activities, comfortable seating, and free information about local programs and family resources.

Are you planning a public community event? We would love to be part of it! Reach out to us, and we will work with you to get your event on our calendar.

✨ There is no cost to bring the Mobile Sensory Zone to eligible public events!

Help us create more welcoming and accessible community experiences where everyone can feel safe, supported, and included. 🌈

📩 Contact Sina Gilbert our Program Manager for Families Connected via email [email protected] to learn more or request the Mobile Sensory Zone for your upcoming event.

Shop at Fred Meyer? You’re moments away from becoming a Housing Hero!

Just link your Fred Meyer Rewards Card to the Community Rewards Program, select MHI as the organization you wish to support and you’ll help us earn donations every time you shop at Freddy’s!

Already have a Rewards Card? Learn more about the Community Rewards Program and connect your card here: MainstreamHousing.org/hero

If you do not have a Rewards Card, you can sign up for one at the Customer Service Desk at any Fred Meyer.

Thank you! Your participation helps provide safe, decent housing for people with developmental and intellectual differences and provides them with a place to call home.

Here in western Oregon we’re getting ready to swap out the cold and damp season for the hot and dry season. Either way, being unsheltered is a health hazard! Constant exposure to the elements can lead to illness or worsening of chronic conditions.

Are you or someone you know currently homeless or at risk of losing housing? Check out our homelessness resources page at our IDD Housing Help website: https://iddhousinghelp.org/homeless/

Please share with your networks to help us reach people in need!

🚌 Reminder: LTD’s Summer Service Change takes effect Sunday, June 14.

A few route adjustments are coming to help better match ridership demand and improve operating efficiency across the system. Changes include updates to Routes 41, 51, and 93, along with seasonal service adjustments for Routes 36, 79X, 81, and 82.

If you ride any of these routes, now is a great time to review the updated schedules and plan ahead.

Learn more: https://zurl.co/N7heZ

Tag a rider who may need to know about these upcoming changes. 👇

Our FREE Lego and Game Night is tonight at the Hilyard Community Center in Eugene from 6:30pm - 8:30pm.

Come play games, or build with legos (everything you build you can take home with you).

We will have pizza, snacks, beverages, and new tonight we will have Root Beer floats thanks to our sponsor Connections NW

We ask that you please register so that we know how much food to have for everyone. We hope to see you there!

As always, if you are questioning whether this event is for you or if you should come to it. Everybody belongs here!

Need housing help? Our Housing Navigation Services are built to support people who experience an intellectual or developmental disability and have the ability to live independently with the support of a case manager, DSP, PSW or other support team members. We can help with:

- Accessing the Lane County Coordinated Entry System
- Housing Searches
- Access to rent subsidy programs
- Paperwork Assistance
- Landlord communication
- Assistance in working to avoid eviction

Want to learn more? Visit our housing navigation page for details and contact information: https://www.mainstreamhousing.org/housing-navigation-services-for-idd/

Living on your own sounds wonderful, but it’s not all fun and games. However, living on your own doesn’t have to be scary if you have a good support system and you know what to do!
If it’s time for you or a loved one to start thinking about what it would be like to live independently, here is our collection of tips and peer-created videos for independent living. https://iddhousinghelp.org/independent-living/

Family members, case managers, caregivers, and other helpers of people that experience IDD, please share these resources!

We want to hear from you! The suggestions and feedback from people in our community (and beyond) are key to helping us develop new resources for the people and communities we serve. Please help us by contributing your thoughts on housing for IDD using the suggestion form at our IDD Housing Help website: https://iddhousinghelp.org/contact-us/comments-and-suggestions/