Homeless liaisons begin outreach: A countywide push to help with housing

Homeless liaisons begin outreach: A countywide push to help with housing – May 7, 2021

During her first month in a new role, Cheryl Paul, a Clatsop County homeless liaison, has been getting to know the homeless population in Seaside, offering to help connect people to different housing options.

During an Astoria homeless task force meeting on Thursday, Paul was credited for helping a woman in a camper find permanent housing and store the camper.

Seaside Police Chief Dave Ham said the woman’s camper was parked on 12th Avenue and Necanicum Drive, an area where several RVs are parked….

Read the article in The Astorian 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