When it comes to feeding hungry Oregonians, Catholic Charities and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are close partners.
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Pantries a partnership of LDS and Catholic Charities
When it comes to feeding hungry Oregonians, Catholic Charities and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are close partners.
Pantries break isolation
With inflation putting pressure on residents of Catholic Charities affordable housing, the agency has begun holding food pantries at the housing sites.
VIDEO: ‘It sort of turns’
New van needed for vital Catholic Charities services On a run to deliver much-needed food to residents of Catholic Charities affordable housing, the agency’s 2003 van ground to a grumpy halt.
Baby benefactions
Families delighted by supplies for infants Catholic Charities of Oregon is grateful for the generous donors who give diapers, wipes and baby supplies that go to needy families. Most of these items are donated via our Amazon wish list or Traveling Crib program, where Catholic parishes and organizations fill up an empty crib with donations for…
Health fair a boost for elders
Catholic Charities of Oregon recently partnered with Providence, Ride Connection, and Fred Meyer to host a health fair/vaccine clinic at Sacred Heart Villa, one of Catholic Charities’ affordable housing properties for older adults and people with disabilities.
Room for community
In this Catholic Charities building, people heal via relationships.
Holiday collection of gifts underway
Catholic Charities of Oregon is gathering presents for families the agency serves
Expert: Childbirth can lead to homelessness
Dr. David Willis, a national expert on child health and poverty, reports that sometimes the birth of a newborn can be a catastrophic tipping point for families on the verge of losing their homes. The driver of this outcome is the chasm between soaring rent and stagnant income. And the birth of a new baby…
A new home off the streets – with services
Catholic Charities opens affordable housing with services in Southeast Portland In one of Portland’s most direct actions to help people leave homelessness to date, Catholic Charities of Oregon with its public and private partners opened a 61-unit apartment building in the Buckman neighborhood on Sept. 26.
They have made it home
Good Shepherd Village, the Catholic Charities affordable housing community in Happy Valley, is up and running smoothly. The building is what most people see – colorful, graceful, welcoming. But the real stories are inside. We spoke with six new residents of the village and asked them about their lives and their sense of what makes…
‘Books are common ground’
From two ground floor rooms at Catholic Charities’ St. Francis Park Apartments, a small organization uses literature to humanize life on the streets.
Ready for heat
August in Oregon has been cooler than usual, but there is still a chance for a heat wave before fall sets in. If that happens, Catholic Charities of Oregon is ready.