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PUBLISHER’S INFO/COMMUNITY NEWS
Inclusive housing project holds visioning meeting
Letters To The Editor
Clarifi cation
Dear Editor,
I wanted to thank you for fea-
turing the warming shelter in the
latest addition of the Review. It’s
always a great help for volunteer
recruitment when you all feature
our work, and the fi ne story is
much appreciated.
I do want to clarify a bit of mis-
information that is really import-
ant. The article mentions that the
shelter is open to all men, women
and families, and then later men,
women, couples and children, and
unfortunately that is not true. The
shelter is an adult shelter only, as
we are not set up to shelter chil-
dren at this time. That would re-
quire that all volunteers undergo
background checks for liability
purposes, and we don’t have the
resources to make that happen
at this time. When families with
children come to us, we are forced
to re-direct them to other shelters
that cater to families.
Anyway, I just wanted to give
you that heads up, in addition to
Produce for People
Johns Garden
donates large
By Allison Combs
For our fi rst year participating in
this program, the Johns Garden do-
nated 519.5 lbs. from July 20 until
November 2. This is tremendous!
The majority of all the food dona-
tions were to Golden Harvesters,
Inc. located at 8100 N Lombard St,
only about six blocks from the gar-
den. Golden Harvesters is a 501(c)
(3) nonprofi t, 100% volunteer-run
organization that has been provid-
ing food to low-income residents
of Portland and the surrounding
area for 25 years. Each week, (at
times twice weekly,) Produce for
People volunteers from the Johns
Garden made deliveries of fresh,
organic vegetables to the smiling,
telling you now much we appreci-
ate the coverage. Feel free to give
me a call or shoot me a reply email
if you have any follow-up ques-
tions. Meanwhile, keep up the
good work!
Grace and peace,
Andy Goebel
Pastor of St. Johns Community
(formerly Covenant) Church
Surprised
Dear Editor,
Something surprising happened
when we enjoyed the Halloween
afternoon stroll through St. Johns.
I knew we were going to get wet
and I expected a fun crowd, but I
was surprised by how much of St.
Johns I saw. I don’t know if it was
the open doors with store man-
agers handing out candy or more
windows with the shades pulled
back, but we saw into more St.
Johns businesses than we’ve ever
seen before. Even the dark bars
seemed bright and cheery. Maybe
we can keep that spirit alive on
more occasions.
Corky Collier
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helpful, and thankful workers at
Golden Harvesters. Donations
came from a dedicated PFP plot
and also from the generosity of
gardeners in the Johns Garden.
Volunteers with the Johns Gar-
den Produce for People helped by
transporting donations each week,
maintaining records of donations,
weeding and watering the PFP plot
through the scorching hot summer,
planting new seedlings and starts,
harvesting and putting the plot to
rest, and spreading the word of our
efforts to our fellow gardeners.
By Barbara Quinn
A half-acre site at 8522 and 8506
N. Edison near N. Burlington has
been purchased from Augie Calgano
by a non-profi t organization called
Community Vision Inc. in partnership
with Our Home, Inclusive Communi-
ty Collaborative, a Benefi t Corpora-
tion LLC whose mission is to provide
home ownership opportunities for a
diverse combination of families, sin-
gles and couples of all ages, abilities,
and economic status. Our Home led
by Alicia DeLashmutt, a Founding
Neighbor, and Community Vision Inc.
held a visioning session at the BES
Water Lab on Saturday, November 14,
to gather feedback, and recruit volun-
teers and prospective participants.
The session was “about hearing from
all of the parties involved” she said.
The aim of the project is to create
a sense of community among home-
owners rather than simply offer
housing. Neighbors could offer mu-
tual assistance while still maintain-
ing their privacy and independence.
“Our goal is to create a diverse pocket
neighborhood community consisting
of families who have the opportunity
for home-ownership and include indi-
viduals often seen as ‘at-risk’ (elders,
people who experience disability and
people below median income). This
community will be based on strengths,
interests and shared values…” (inclu-
sivecommunitycollaborative.org).
The two properties that make up
the development site are zoned for
multi-family housing and currently
hold three single family houses. Our
Home plans is to replace them with 15
to 18 dwellings potentially ranging in
size from 700 to 1700 square feet that
will offer home ownership opportuni-
ties to participants. “We want to keep
as close to [that number of units] as
possible…[and] we are looking at a
condo project that will probably have
several buildings with 2 to 4 units and
2 to 3 stories high,” said Alicia. The
development project is in early stag-
es. “We just selected the architect last
week, so we don’t have the design or
layouts yet.”
The group hopes to address not only
the lack of housing, but other major
challenges such as the problem of
isolation among elders, inclusiveness
in communities, the need for support
systems and relationship building and
opportunities for people at risk to have
choices in their living situation. Ac-
cording to their website, “We envision
a cluster of new and/or rehabilitated
buildings surrounded by gardens and
accessible outdoor spaces that are ef-
fi cient, sustainable, accessible, afford-
able, aesthetically pleasing, welcom-
ing and a neighborhood asset.” The
development is ideally sited next to
the Johns Community Garden, where
an existing community of gardeners
exists.
The Our Home development will
offer homes at market rate, but subsi-
dies will be available for a number of
families or individuals that qualify.
If you would like to learn more about
the project or join the Founders Table
to help shape the community, contact
Alicia at aliciadelashmutt.icc@gmail.
com.
North Portland Meetings
The following free listings are meetings for North Portland organizations.
Updated information is the responsibility of each organizations.
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a rBOr L Odge n eigHBOrHOOd a ssn :
Meet on the 3rd Thursday each month, 6:30-8pm, Kenton Firehouse, 2209 N. Schofi eld
a MeriCan L egiOn , s T . J OHns POsT #98 Meets 4th Tuesday, 11:00 AM, St Johns Community Ctr. 8427 N. Central.
Contact Gerald 503-289-0855
B OY s COuT T rOOP 52 :
Meets Tuesdays from 7-8:30 p.m. at St. Johns Christian Church, 8044 N. Richmond. We welcome boys ages 11-17.
For membership info, contact Anthony at 503-913-7085.
B ridgeTOn n eigHBOrHOOd a ssOCiaTiOn :
General Meeting: 3rd Mondays at 8pm, Port Yacht Club, 1241 NE Marine Dr.
C uB s COuT P aCK 52: Meets Mondays at St. Johns Christian Church, 8044 N. Richmond.
e asT C OLuMBia n eigHBOrHOOd a ssn :
Meets the second Tuesday of each month from 7-8:30pm at the Columbia Rvr RV Park Comm. Rm, 10649 NE 13th.
F riends OF C aTHedraL P arK n eigHBOrHOOd a ssn :
General Meeting: odd months at BES Water Lab; 7pm. Board Meetings on even months at St Johns McMenamins,
7:30. All meetings on 2nd Tuesdays of the month.
F riends OF B aLTiMOre W OOds :
General meeting: 3rd Tuesdays, 6:30pm at the BES Water Lab, 6543 N. Burlington.
F riends OF P ier P arK : M eeTing : Third Monday, 6:30pm at St. Johns Community Ctr., 8427 N Central
H aYden i sLand n eigHBOrHOOd n eTWOrK :
Meetings: 2nd Thursday, 7pm, at the Oxford Suites, 1226 N. Jantzen Beach Dr., Hayden Island.
K enTOn B usiness a ssn : 1st Thursday of the month, 9am at Kenton Firehouse 2nd fl . 2209 N. Schofi eld
K enTOn n eigHBOrHOOd a ssn : Board Meetings: 2nd Wed., 7pm, Kenton Firehouse, 8105 N. Brandon
L innTOn n eigHBOrHOOd a ssn : Meetings: 1st Wed. of odd mos; 7-9 at Linnton Comm. Ctr., 10614 NW St. Helens.
n OrTH P OrTLand L and u se g rOuP :
Gayla Patton, Editor
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Lead writers: Gayla Patton and Barbara Quinn
Contributing Writers: Jackie Larson, Jim Moulton, Michael Verbout
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Meets 4th Thursday of the month at Kenton Firehouse, 8105 N Brandon. 7pm
n OrTH P OrTLand s OrOPTiMisT C LuB meets the 2nd Wed at 6PM at the Lung Fung Restaurant, 2025 N Lombard
Street. Public welcome to attend meetings to learn more about the club.
O CCuPY s T J OHns : Meets Weds. 7:00pm at Anna Bannanas, 8716 N Lombard
O VerLOOK n eigHBOrHOOd a ssn .: General Meetings: 3rd Tues of each month except Aug & Dec at Kaiser Town
Hall, 7-9pm. Board Meetings: 1st Tues. each month at Overlook Hse, 3839 N. Melrose Dr.
P eninsuLa O PTiMisT C LuB : Meets 1st and 3rd Mondays (except holidays) at noon at Christie’s Restaurant, 5507 N.
Lombard. General public is welcome to attend meetings to learn about the club. There will be a guest speaker at most
meetings. Questions—contact Sharon at 503-490-2889.
P OrTLand H arBOr C OMMuniTY a dVisOrY g rOuP Offers a gathering of thoughts on the Superfund. Concerns
about the contamination in the Portland Harbor Superfund? Join the community to meet with the agencies in charge.
Meetings include Informational presentations; Opportunity to render your opinion. Meet agency leaders in charge of
clean up. 2nd Wednesday-Monthly at BES: 6543 N Burlington, beneath the St Johns Bridge 6:00 PM. www.portland-
harborcag.info
P OrTsMOuTH n eigHBOrHOOd a ssn : Board Meeting: 3rd Tues of ea mo, 6pm, Bridge Meadows, Bridge Communi-
ty Room, 8502 N. Wayland
P uBLiC s aFeTY a CTiOn C OMMiTTee : Meets 4th Wed. ea. mo., 7-9pm, Kenton Firehouse, 2209 N. Schofi eld.
s aFeTY and L iVaBiLiTY T eaM (saLT) M eeTings are the 1st Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. at the St. Johns Main Street
Offi ce, 8250 N. Lombard.
s T . J OHns B OOsTers : Gen Meetings 3rd Tues at Central Hotel, 7:30-8:30. Meal provided. Board meetings:1st Tues at
7pm at Central Hotel.
s T . J OHns L iOns C LuB : Meets 1st & 3rd Tuesdays each month at Patti’s Deli, downtown St. Johns
s T . J OHns M ain s TreeT : Meets at 8250 N. Lombard. Fore more info go to: stjohnsmainstreet.org
s T . J OHns n eigHBOrHOOd a ssOCiaTiOn : General Meeting is 2nd Mon. at the St. Johns Community Ctr, 8427 N.
Central.
u niVersiTY P arK B usiness a ssOCiaTiOn : Meets in 2014: 2/25; 4/22; 6/24; 9/23; 11/18 at 7pm at Darcy’s at the
corner of Fiske/Lombard from 6-7:30pm.
u niVersiTY P arK n eigHBOrHOOd a ssOCiaTiOn : Meets: Jan., Apr., July & Oct on 4th Monday 7pm at the Chiles
Center at the UP, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd.