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November 21, 2007
Advocate Honored for Lifetime Work
Has passion
for making a
difference
Jean D eM aster, executive
directorof Human Solutions, has
spent 35 years advocating for
the im poverished, changing the
face o f hom elessness services
in Portland.
She was recently aw arded
the Gretchen M iller Kafoury
A w ard fo r “ o u ts ta n d in g
achievem ent” from the C om
munity Development Network
for her long-term work in the
field of community development.
Prior to Human Solutions,
DeM aster spent four years as
executive director of the YWCA
o f Greater Portland and 11 years
as executive director o f Transi
tion Projects. At Human Solu
tions, she has overseen the de
velopment and acquisition of 175
units o f affordable housing as
well as an 11-unit rehabilitation
project and the creation of 32
units o f Permanent Supportive
Housing. She is also leading the
organization in the pre-develop
ment of an additional 220 units
in two com plexes slated to be
com pleted in 2010.
In addition to housing devel
opm ent, Jean has worked tire
lessly to improve access to and
effectiveness o f services for
hom eless families.
“ Building alliances between
organizations to advocate for
h o m e le s s a n d lo w -in c o m e
people is one o f her m any
strengths,” said Erika Silver, di
rector of program s at Human
Solutions.
DeM aster is currently work-
Jean Demaster has made a career of being a community advocate and making a difference in the lives of the poor and disadvantaged.
ing with Human Solutions staff
to develop a M ulti-Service Cen
ter that will allow low-incom e
and hom eless families access to
more than seven agencies un
der one roof.
“O ne o f the greatest ch al
lenges that people in need face
is having access to services.
If we can create a centralized
and convenient hub for ac
cess to a m ultitude o f ser
vices, we can m ore efficiently
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stabilize lives and help people
becom e self su fficien t,” said
D eM aster.
For nearly two decades, Hu
man Solution has been working
to em pow er low-incom e and
hom eless families to become
self-sufficient. This year alone,
the organization has touched the
1 i ves o f more than 91,000 people
by assisting w ith affordable
housing, skill building and fam
ily-support services.
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