Dignity Village: Homes For Portland's Homeless

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February 18, 2016

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The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.

- Maya Angelou -

Dignity Village: Homes For Portland's Homeless

"On a frigid January morning in Portland, Ore., a tour through Dignity Village follows the same path its residents are required to travel. All were, or are, homeless. Newcomers to this homeless refuge huddle in the warming station, a small portable with photos of smiling former residents and where they are required to stay during a 60-day probationary period. They hope to graduate to a small makeshift home like Karen, a three-month resident whose boisterous laugh carries through the village...'There's a real sense of pride here, a real sense of community that you don't find elsewhere,' she says. Called an "intentional community" by its members and a homeless encampment by outsiders, Dignity Village is a step toward curbing Portland's skyrocketing homeless population." { read more }

Be The Change

Consider ways you can help the homeless. Consider, too, how you might treat those you live or work with and whom you encounter today to spread a sense of welcome and good cheer.

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