Progress Report – April 2020

Friends,
Here are some news items and resources from our research and outreach since our last status report.

House Donated to Friends of the Unsheltered! Friends of the Unsheltered received a gift of a three bedroom house in Astoria for the purpose of providing affordable housing to people who might otherwise be unsheltered. Clatsop Community Action has agreed to be a partner by referring qualified individuals and providing case management.

Read more here.

“I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything; but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.”

~Edward Everett Hale

“To end homelessness, a community-wide coordinated approach to delivering services, housing, and programs is needed.” —National Alliance to End Homelessness

“One thing is certain: There is almost always resistance from individuals and organizations seeking to defend the status quo.” —Housing First: Ending Homelessness, Transforming Systems, and Changing Lives

“… middle-class values cannot be imposed on those who have had no access to middle-class comforts.” —Lloyd Pendleton