Willamette Week: In Search of Land to Place Tiny House Villages, a Nonprofit Is Taking a Different Tack Than the City of Portland: It’s Looking to Private Land
https://www.wweek.com/news/2022/06/22/in-search-of-land-to-place-tiny-house-villages-a-nonprofit-is-taking-a-different-tack-than-the-city-of-portland-its-looking-to-private-land/ Its goal: Build 10 tiny villages in 10 different neighborhoods. By Sophie Peel June 22, 2022 at 5:32 am PDT It’s been 13 months since City Commissioner Dan Ryan pledged to open six “safe rest villages” across the city as an alternative to street camping. Last week, Portland officials opened the second of those villages, […]
Our donors put us over the finish line!
Our GoFundMe and other fundraising efforts netted $38,516. Those funds enabled us to purchase everything needed to build the sleeping pods, to buy insurance for volunteers, and to contract with a fabulous accounting firm. Importantly, having completed the off-site building, and having a solid foundation as a non-profit, made it quite clear to JOHS that we are […]
We are pleased to announce that WeShine is now an approved provider for Tri-County Supportive Housing Services
We are pleased to announce that WeShine is now an approved provider for Tri-County Supportive Housing Services, and we are beginning negotiations on a contract for development and operation of our villages! While there is still much to do, we are quickly making progress toward reaching our goals. So we appreciate your continued generosity and […]
It takes a village; that’s why we’re building one!
It takes a village; that’s why we’re building one! We’re raising money to benefit the non-profit WeShine (Welcoming, Empowering, Safe Habitation Initiative with Neighborhood Engagement). Our first village will be built and operated in partnership with the Parkrose Community United Church of Christ (PCUCC). The donation you make today will not only help WeShine reach its goal to […]
New micro-village expected to open by early spring in NE Portland
See story here: https://katu.com/news/local/new-micro-village-expected-to-open-by-early-spring-in-se-portland PORTLAND, Ore. — A new micro-village to help house people experiencing homelessness is expected to open in Northeast Portland in March. We Shine PDX said the village is hoping to serve about 10 to 12 people with an 8-foot-by-8-foot pod, showers, restrooms, and other amenities, like a community garden. Janet McManus, […]
