Make a real difference in people s lives : Bend gets $2 97 million grant to turn motel into shelter ktvz.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ktvz.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Using technology to transform lives Tina Duckett, a resident at Kenton Womenâs Village, opens her new phone from Catholic Charities and Providenceâs Technology Access Now program. (Courtesy Catholic Charities)
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With just one thing, Catholic Charities clients’ lives were changed. What was it? A cellphone.
The Technology Access Now program, a partnership between Catholic Charities and Providence Health and Services, provides clients with cellphones and or assistance using cellphones. The two-year-old program has already proved transformative.
One client was finally able to find and maintain housing after getting her phone. And now, she’s been able to begin her own hair and makeup business, for which she needed a phone to connect with clients.
County puts up sleeping pods at outdoor homeless shelters kctv5.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kctv5.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
KPTV Sleeping pods have been erected in Portland to house homeless during winter
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV ) It s getting colder in Portland, and with temperatures dropping, the Multnomah County Joint Office of Homeless Services knew they had to winterize their outdoor shelters.
Previously, the outdoor camp on Water Avenue in Southeast Portland had several tents set up for tenants until the county provided sleeping pods. Each pod has windows, a bed, shelving, electricity and heat to help keep people warm through the winter months.
The county began putting the structures up Thanksgiving week, and all 100 of them are spread out between three different outdoor shelters in the county. One camp is in Old Town and two in the Central Eastside.
More homeless people dying on Multnomah County s streets
The Domicile Unknown report shows more people died while experiencing homelessness in 2019 than in each of the past nine years. Author: Morgan Romero Updated: 7:52 PM PST December 21, 2020
PORTLAND, Ore. More homeless people died on Multnomah County s streets in 2019 than in nearly a decade, according to the latest Domicile Unknown report from the county and Street Roots.
People who live in Multnomah County, elected officials and social service providers look to these reports, and the personal stories within them, to inform life-saving policies and resources for the poorest in our communities. This report is dedicated to those who have died, their families and friends, the report reads. To all those working to end the epidemic of homelessness. And to those who haven t yet found a way off the street.