April 2022
Friends, the gap between our unhoused neighbors and health services is vast.
This month, we’re highlighting how our Community Health Initiative is bridging that gap through:
Mobile Showers & Hygiene Response
Our team brings free showers, hygiene supplies, clothing, and community support directly to our neighbors.
Primarily led and operated by people who have experienced houselessness or employment barriers.
Watch this video to learn more about this program.
Mobile Health Services
Increasing healthcare access by bringing services, referrals, and education directly to our unhoused neighbors through volunteer healthcare professionals and students.
Outreach
Providing supplies, resources, and referrals to unhoused neighbors.
Building trust with unhoused communities in East County.
What’s been going on?
We’ve doubled the frequency of our Mobile Shower & Hygiene Response,
now bringing showers to seven sites per week!
To support this growth, we’ve hired a Community Health Director and two new shower staff!
We received three brand-new AED’s thanks to the generosity of Quinn Driscoll Foundation.
We’ve purchased shower and laundry trucks from Oregon Harbor of Hope,
thanks to the Joint Office of Homeless Services.Nursing students from Concordia University St. Paul join us five days a week
to provide critical services and referrals.While many services shut down during Portland’s historic April snowstorm, our Outreach and Community Health teams responded by going into the snow to be for and with the people.
A Story of Trust…
Trust is at the center of our Community Health Initiative. We believe in building safe relationships that lead to a stronger community and greater health outcomes. Watch Hannah, our Community Health Director, share a short story about mobility, kindness, and consistency.
