White Bird Mutual Aid
White Bird Clinic is a nationally recognized, people-centered non-profit organization providing trauma-informed healthcare and social services in Eugene, Oregon for over 50 years.
Host Hana Francis speaks with employees and volunteers of White Bird Clinic and other community-centered organizations about how they work, why they matter, and how you can get involved. Hosted, written and edited by Hana Francis. Theme music by Eugene local musician Kiki Soda. For more information about White Bird Clinic, including what services we offer, how to access them, or how to donate or volunteer, visit whitebirdclinic.org.
Podcasting since 2022 • 18 episodes
White Bird Mutual Aid
Latest Episodes
Veterans at White Bird Clinic
Three of White Bird Clinic's IT Systems Administrators, Eric O'Toole and Jonathan Ross served - and Eric DeVall is still in service of - the US military. This episode we talk about their stories, how social work can bring people across so...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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39:18
Cleveland Chicken at Oregon Country Fair 2023
The annual Oregon County Fair is a summer celebration held in Veneta, Oregon. White Bird Clinic has a barbecue fundraiser called Cleveland Chicken at the fair every year that has been running for almost as long as the clinic itself. <...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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24:24
Internal Collective Work at White Bird Clinic with Al Ullman
It can be difficult to understand how White Bird Clinic's departments are connected and how they interact. This episode explores some of the complexity and depth of the Clinic as a whole. We get to know Al Ullman, WBC's IT Systems Administrator...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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36:54
86'ing Hunger with Acorn Community Cafe
Acorn Community Cafe in Eugene is a place where anyone can go to get nourishing food when they are hungry, even if you can't pay for it. There is a different special every week that is free of charge for any who ask for it. There is also a pay-...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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41:22
White Bird Clinic through the years with David Zeiss
David Zeiss has played many roles at White Bird Clinic. He has been a volunteer and a crisis worker, he recently retired from being a board member and he managed CAHOOTS for its first 25 years of service in Eugene. Zeiss tells us a...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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26:48