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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 2007)
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Lashua is one of the many who see value in planning ahead as well as doing important work for seniors now. “Even though I’m 40 and retirement is way off, I believe this generation right now is pre-Stonewall and have different stories,” he said. “They’ll go back in the closet, ostracized by nursing home attendants and their peers, and shouldn’t have to. These people deserve our attention. A very wise person said, ‘Without our seniors and children, we don’t have a past or future.’ ” Daniel Torrence is the new SHARE president. Daniel Torrence, SHARE’s new presi dent, is the regional director for an assisted living SHARE’S work plan indicates some serious company and has worked in community-based strategy implementation coming down the line. In housing and long-term care since 1995. “I read phase one, the organization will develop a market about SHARE in a Just Out article about Mary ing plan for Brindley Hall, which will be congre Beth [Brindley] and Evelyn [Hall], our founding gate housing for seniors in an apartment complex. mothers. 1 called Mary Beth, went to a meeting, A waiting list of elders ready to move into this met the gang and have been on the board since,” complex will be established. Next, an apartment said Torrence, who secured the group its nonprofit building will be purchased that has common space status in 2003. and approximately 60 units in the Portland metro The list of accomplishments from 2006 shows area. “The place would need a little rehab, and an organization on the move. SHARE acquired we’d like it to be in area where we could start and equipped its first office space in Southeast acquiring property around it or have space to build Portland. The organization also sought property a community in a campus-type setting that offers and considered one option in Gresham, but meals and activities and serves as a social outlet ultimately decided it was t<x> remote for SHARE’s and resource," s?id Torrence. Phase one will end as objectives. “We’re kxiking at serving an isolated the apartments are filled with sexual minority population, and we didn’t want to locate them way elders from the waiting list. Phase two involves the out in the suburbs where they would be more implementation of SHARE Commons, a continu isolated,” said Torrence. ing care retirement community. SHARE increased its visibility in 2006 with “There’s always been the passion to see a com booths at both Portland and Vancouver Pride munity come to life,” Torrence said. “There’s more festivals. Significant fund raising was achieved of an urgency now because we’re realizing that if through its second annual “Share an Evening with we don’t kick it in gear, people are going to lose SHARE” swing dance gala and direct mail appeals. interest and we’ll be passed by.” It was important to SHARE also received a grant from Equity Torrence and others to work toward its goals as a Foundation for $1,300. Finally, the group held its nonprofit with affordability as its focus. “It’s just a second annual meeting where the board of direc matter of time before for-profits start coming in,” tors met with the SHARE advisory board, which Torrence adds. “We ain’t getting any younger— includes Portland Mayor Tom Potter, City baby fxximers are coming, and the numbers of Commissioner Sam Adams and Multnomah those who need to be served is staggering.” County Commissioner Maria Rojo de Steffey. Torrence said that the goal is to acquire a According to Torrence, 2007 will be the year property as s<x>n as possible and begin serving an SHARE gets out into the community to do effective elder population that currently lives in retirement outreach and build support through other organiza housing who go hack in the closet to feel safe. “We tions and with city officials and donors. “I need to owe it to the GLBT Portland community to get this thing up and running.” ® build fund-raising capacity and board capacity and I contract with an affordable housing developer and move the organization forward," he says. “There’s no reason why we can’t be breaking grixind and making affordable senior housing for the sexual minority community in the next few years.” For information about the SENIOR HtXJSING AND R etirement E nterprises board meeting Jan 20 or about volunteer opportunities, call 503-224-8881 or visit www.sharepdx.org. MARTY DAVIS 12 JUStjOUt
