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JANUARY 17, 2020, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A3 KeizerCommunity KEIZERTIMES.COM A year later, St. Monica’s is home to 11 families, 16 kids KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings McNary’s Riky Galvin and Brayden Menan during dress re- hearsals for Hello Dolly! Curtain falls on Hello Dolly! The McNary High School production of Hello Dolly! closes out with performances on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 17 and 18. Show times are 7 p.m. on Friday and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets are $10 for the general public and $8 for students and will be available at the door or online at mc- nary-theater.ticketleap.com. In late 19th century New York, matchmaker Dolly Gal- lagher Levi takes a trip to Yonkers to seek a wife for the well-known “half-a-million- aire” Horace Vandergelder. However, it becomes clear that Dolly is hoping to be one the one that Vandergelder chooses as a spouse. By LAUREN MURPHY Of the Keizertimes In 2018, Catholic Commu- nity Services (CCS) opened the St. Monica Apartments on Appleblossom Avenue, a com- plex that serves single mothers in the community. Since then, it’s been fi lling in a gap the or- ganization discovered among its other programs. The idea for the apartments stemmed from the Father Ta- affe Homes, which CCS has been involved with since the 1980s. Father Charles Ta- affe saw a need for affordable housing for young moth- ers (ages 12-20) and wanted to provide highly structured shelter, connection to com- munity services and parenting guidance. However, the Taaffe Homes were missing a subset of young mothers that, “didn’t want to live in a Taaffe home but had signifi cant needs around par- enting skills and around having a safe place, having some coach- ing, having the support that they needed to be able to be really good parents,” said Josh Graves, the execu- tive director of Catho- lic Community Services. St. Monica’s was born from that need. KEIZERTIMES/Lauren Murphy The St. Monica Apartments, a project of Catholic Community Services, fi ll a gap in the low-in- come housing need and supports residents with other services. “It’s not a transitional liv- ing program,” Graves said, “It is truly affordable housing.” He said there is no expec- tation that a family move out of the apartments once they move in. The com- plex has the capacity to hold 12 fam- ilies and cur- rently houses 11 families, with 16 chil- dren in total, ranging from 1 to 8 years old. “There’s a lot of kids, and that’s what it’s for,” Graves said. In addition to providing residence services, the com- munity teaches residents how to be good tenants and what makes for a good landlord. St. Monica’s offers a family coach that works with all of the families as needed. The family coach works with residents on parenting skills and connects them with resources. “We’re really working hard to connect to people with existing services and, then, if they have a need that doesn’t fi t with those ... then we try to fi ll the gap,” Graves said. There are two “rules” that preside over St. Monica’s, the fi rst is the GoldenRule, treat others how you would want to be treated. “The second rule is one we made up. We call it the Iron Rule,” Graves said. The Iron Rule states that CCS won’t do things for people that people can and should do for them- selves. “We’ll do everything we can to support a person in de- veloping their own strength, their own guidance in their own strength. But we also, we expect people to do every- thing they can for themselves and then we coach them along the way,” Graves said. CCS serves the communi- ty, regardless of religious affi l- iation. “One of the things we pride ourselves on is there is no expectation of people being Catholic or having a specifi c faith background,” Graves said. Contact the reporter at report- er@keizertimes.com CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT CLASS A driver license is all you need to bring. Walk-ins welcome. Cash or check payment will be made at the class. 1 PM – AT KEIZER CIVIC CENTER SATURDAY, FEB 1 ST Multi-state permit also honored in Alaska but not Hawaii. CALL: 360 -921-2071 35 STATES MULTI-STATE $ 80 VALID INCLUDING OREGON OREGON ONLY $ 45 EMAIL: FirearmTrainingNW@gmail.com ONLINE: www.FirearmTrainingNW.com 2 PERMIT OPTIONS
