With building anticipation for the upcoming opening of Francis + Clare in Southeast Portland and Beacon at Glisan Landing in Northeast Portland this fall, Catholic Charities of Oregon is preparing to welcome their future residents with warmth and compassion.
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‘We used to be your neighbors’
Formerly homeless women address misconceptions about people on the streets Three Portland women who once were homeless stepped forward May 18 to dispel myths about the difficult life.
Amazon donates and hopes to be a job source
Crews from a North Portland Amazon warehouse and distribution center on March 27 donated household items to Catholic Charities’ Kenton Women’s Village, with a promise of more to come. Amazon also wants to create a job pipeline from the tiny home village.
Construction nearing completion
Construction should be done by mid-August on a Southeast Portland building completely devoted to permanent supportive housing. Francis & Clare Place, a project of Catholic Charities of Oregon, offers 61 units plus services to help residents achieve stability and stay housed. “These housing units will provide individuals who have experienced chronic homelessness a safe and…
Volunteers gave more than 13,000 hours in 2023
Almost 600 volunteers served more than 13,000 hours with Catholic Charities in 2023.
Thinker calls for ‘new imagination’ on migration
One of the world’s foremost religious thinkers on migration will speak in Portland in June. The Rev. Daniel Groody’s latest book, “A Theology of Migration: The Bodies of Refugees and the Body of Christ,” includes a foreword from Pope Francis.
‘To build a more just society’
Portland law firm has been a stalwart helper for Catholic Charities of Oregon Foster Garvey, a prominent Northwest law firm with offices in New York and Washington, D.C., has maintained a longstanding and generous relationship with Catholic Charities of Oregon. The firm is advancing Catholic Charities’ immigration strategy, a project that has included meeting with…
NEEDED: LARGER UNITS FOR REFUGEE FAMILIES
Federal authorities have approved a number of large refugee families for arrival in Portland this month, and Catholic Charities of Oregon has been asked to help them resettle.
‘I can’t imagine the church without the work you do’
Catholic Charities USA leader encourages Oregon staff The new leader of Catholic Charities USA visited Oregon in early May and thanked local workers. “I can’t imagine the church without the work you do,” Kerry Alys Robinson told employees gathered at the Catholic Charities office in Portland. “It would almost be a mockery. And it’s not…
Food pantries helping residents handle inflation
With inflation taking a bite out of everyone’s resources, Catholic Charities of Oregon has organized a vibrant food pantry program for residents of its affordable housing sites. There are weekly and monthly pantries now at five locations. The food gets donated from multiple sources, including the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Oregon Food…
DISSIDENT, BUSINESSMAN, SOCIAL WORKER
The fascinating life of a Ukrainian refugee in Oregon “All our family and friends — everybody — went to jail,” says Peter Vins, a former Soviet political prisoner who now works with refugees at Catholic Charities of Oregon. “They put my grandmother in jail when she was 64 and had cancer. For me growing up,…
Join an organization the promotes Latine thriving
A long-established service organization working with Oregon’s Latine community is seeking new board members to sustain its life-giving mission. El Programa Hispano Catòlico, a member of the Catholic Charities of Oregon network, serves about 32,000 individuals annually via efforts in economic sustainability, education, community wellness, domestic violence healing and sexual violence survivor support.
Builders give back
Volunteer team spruces up Kenton Women’s Village Thanks to crew of about 30 employees from the local homebuilding industry, a tiny home community run by Catholic Charities of Oregon got a free spring update.