WeShine designs, builds, and operates neighborhood-based micro-villages that provide safe, transitional shelter and services where Portland’s vulnerable, unsheltered adults can live as they prepare to become successful tenants in permanent, affordable housing.
Interested in becoming a village resident? Click the button below to download the application or email your name and contact information to info@weshinepdx.org.
We seek to establish partnerships with property owners and neighborhoods, faith-based communities, local non-profits and businesses to create supportive temporary micro-villages that can be replicated throughout the metro area.
Help Us Reduce Homelessness
There are a number of ways to help WeShine with our mission to create micro-villages to alleviate homelessness. Click on any of the links below to help. Thank you!!! Together we will make a difference.
Avalon Village Burglarized. Donations needed to replace stolen items.
During the July 4th weekend, thieves broke into Avalon Village and stole thousands of dollars worth of items needed to furnish the shelter community’s pods. The stolen items included portable air conditioning units, a TV for the group meeting room,
Parkrose Community Village Has Officially Opened!
Parkrose Community Village Has Officially Opened! The volunteer team has completed all the sleeping pods, and a temporary community kitchen and gathering space have been set up. With the power turned on, Phase I of the village is now complete!
Letter to Willamette Week Editor from WeShine, July 18, 2022
Letter to Willamette Week Editor from WeShine, July 18, 2022 July 18, 2022 To the Willamette Week Editor: As chair of the WeShine Board of Directors I’d like to offer a bit of clarification for the two recent WW articles
Jan McManus of We Shine on tiny villages for underserved communities
https://kboo.fm/media/120557-jan-mcmanus-we-shine-tiny-villages-underserved-communities Hosted by: Lisa Loving Produced by: KBOO Program:: Keeping It Real, with Lisa Loving Air date: Thu, 03/14/2024 –
Portland area needs more LGBTQ+ homeless shelters, report finds
https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2024/01/portland-area-needs-more-lgbtq-homeless-shelters-report-finds.html By Nicole Hayden | The Oregonian/OregonLive Multnomah County needs more LGBTQ+ homeless shelters and housing services, according to a report
County Alternative Shelters Coming to SE 82nd Ave
https://montavilla.net/2022/12/31/county-alternative-shelters-coming-to-se-82nd-ave/ COMMUNITY, NEW RESIDENCE, PROPERTY SALEDecember 31, 2022 County Alternative Shelters Coming to SE 82nd Ave In the second half of 2022, Multnomah County purchased two automotive sales
Wilkes East Neighborhood, 2023 Fall Meeting: Mon Nov 13, 2023 7PM-9PM
http://wilkeseastna.org/node/3701 Wilkes East Neighborhood, 2023 Fall Meeting: Mon Nov 13, 2023 7PM-9PM By admin – Posted on October 27th, 2023 Tagged: City of Gresham Public
Overview of WeShine’s Parkrose Community Village 6/30/2022
Overview of WeShine’s Parkrose Community Village 6/30/2022 Parkrose Community Village (PCV) is WeShine’s first micro-village. Micro villages are “transitional shelters”, designed to provide safety, privacy,
WeShine Service Delivery Model
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Profiles
Profiles of people in the WeShine community
Meet Jenn Coon, Peer Support Specialist, Blanchet House, WeShine board member
