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WeShine Open House
Join us at our open house, April 11, 10 am to 2 p.m. Cascadia Clusters, 6651 SW Capitol Hwy (across from Congregation Kesser Israel) SEE THE FLYER WeShine is a program of Cascadia Clusters, a non-profit organization that that both builds the structures needed for transitional village communities and provides training opportunities and jobs for houseless individuals. In partnership Cascadia Clusters and WeShine work with neighborhoods and faith communities to provide hospitality rather than hostility to unsheltered people. Each WeShine micro-village will include a cluster of six tents, tiny houses, or parked RVs and cars in a clean, safe, managed
IN THE NEWS
Portland community group debuts its answer to the homeless crisis
https://katu.com/news/local/portland-community-group-debuts-its-answer-to-the-homeless-crisis-oregon by France Lin and KATU Staff Sunday, August 7th 2022 PORTLAND, Ore — A community village for homeless people is in its final stages and today
Some of Portland’s homeless villages struggle to reach full capacity. Here’s why
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/portlands-homeless-shelters-arent-always-at-capacity/283-1b3dcb88-6742-45ba-9111-98eb2f76b17d The number of people living on the streets far exceeds shelter bed capacity, yet some homeless villages consistently have empty beds. Author: Blair BestPublished: 6:59 PM
Readers respond: Give pod shelters a chance
https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2022/07/readers-respond-give-pod-shelters-a-chance.html Published: Jul. 27, 2022, 6:00 a.m. By Letters to the editor | The Oregonian The good folks of Hazelwood deserve a thank you. The scrappy little
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