EUGENE, Ore. – Aug. 10 marks the beginning of an extreme heat watch that will be in effect until 10 p.m. Aug. 12. Local non-profits and cooling centers are gearing up.

Five days out of the week, local-non-profit "RAVEN" (Radical Assistance for Vulnerable Eugene Neighbors) distributes food and supplies to the homeless at First Christian Church in Downtown Eugene; but on Aug. 10, they gave out extra water supplies because of the heat watch.

Organizers from the group "RAVEN" already distribute food and supplies from 12-4 p.m. on Sundays, so it wasn't too much of an adjustment for volunteers to prepare for the heat.

“We've had a lot of donated water and we're going to give that away,” “RAVEN” Board President Mark Perron said. “And that's pretty much what we're doing, we're also trying to le

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