the Friends House

… I realized that the solution to homelessness is housing.
Nelle Moffett

The Friends House was entirely furnished by the generous donations of members of our local communities within Clatsop County! A special thank you to all of these supporters of the unsheltered.

A video tour

The Astorian

Friends of the Unsheltered, which grew out of discussions about how to address homelessness, now has a three-bedroom house on Bond Street to offer.

The nonprofit will work with Clatsop Community Action to match people enrolled in the social service agency’s housing programs with rooms available in what they are calling Friends House.

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