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Homes for Seniors Mentoring Kids
Do I need a counselor?
H4‘ all haw Hit: stressors, especially in today's complex world. Balancing your
home, work, and spiritual life can he overwhelming.
Internal coping skills can get us through a crisis or change; however, we may n ot
have the resources to overcome in the most effective way.
Deciding if counseling is right for vou can be a tough decision. It mav initially
feel like admitting failure.
Actually choosing counseling can be the key to making vou and vour family's
dreams a reality. Counseling is like adding tools to your toolbox. Wc can help
you find better ways to overcome life's problems.
Service» include»
Counseling Center Design and Development
Finding Solutions to Life’s Problems
Substance Abuse Education
Stress Management
Grief Counseling
Phobias
fbst Traumatic Stress Disorder
Healing from Past Hurts
Hodge Com prehensive Counseling Service
Providing cognitive behavioral services from a Biblical
perspective with sound psychological principles.
Life Change Specialist
Licensed Pastoral Counselor
Professional T rain er
O ver 20years of addressing
Life Stressors
—by A p p oin tm en t O n ly -
D r. H . L . H o d g e , P h . D .
Portland Congress Center
1001 SW Fifth Ave. Ste 1100
Portland, O R 97204
(S03) 220-1790
hodgchspks@msn.com
www.hodgccounseling.com
Unique
neighborhood
rises on old
school site
Bridge M eadows has broken
g ro u n d
of
th e ir
new
intergenerational neighborhood in
the Portsmouth neighborhood o f
north Portland.
When finished sometime next
year, the new neighborhood will
offer families and children a unique
intergenerational approach to tradi­
tional foster care by providing hous­
ing to seniors who want to become
mentors to youth in foster care.
The program is modeled after a
highly successful program in Chi- An a rtis i's rendering shows the design o f one o f 36 housing units
cago that has seen a 90 percent that wil1 form a new neighborhood on the grounds o f the former
adoption rate for children within the J°hn Ball Elementary School on North Willis Avenue.
program.
The neighborhood on the former
John Ball Elementary School site on
North Willis Avenue will consist o f
36 family homes and elder living
units, a community center, and gar-
dens. Many programs will be of-
fered at the new facility, including
after-school programs, summer rec-
N EW S E A S O N S
N O W D E L IV E R IN G
Y o u r fa v o r ite n e ig h b o r h o o d g r o c e r y s to r e n o w
g r o c e r ie s r ig h t to y o u r h o m e o r o ffic e .
reation options as well as commu- mission o f finding safe and adop-
nity gatherings to celebrate holi- tive family situations for foster chil-
days, birthdays, and special events. dren and at the same time, offering
“We are thrilled to break ground safety and meaningful purpose to
on the new facility. This project has the lives o f older adults.
been a dream,” said Rhonda Mead-
The project began with the hope
ows, founder o f Bridge Meadows, o f stopping the revolving door o f
The non-profit was founded in the foster care system. The program
2004 by Rhonda Meadows with the aims to address adoption options
for youth to prevent them from “ag­
ing out” o f the foster care system
and b eco m in g at risk for
homelessness, poverty, lack o f aca­
demic opportunities and mental
health problems.
Bridge Meadows will provide at
risk children with not only loving,
adoptive homes, but also surrogate
grandparents, mentors and play­
mates. The program allows children
o f all ages and ethnic backgrounds
d e liv e r s
that are separated from their bio­
logical parents the chance at stabil­
ity, constancy and permanence with
older adults serving as volunteers
and living within the community
can learn how their presence in the
children’s lives can make an impact.
Parr Lumber has stepped up to
donate the lumber as well as time
and volunteers to organize the con­
struction o f the new facility.
“We are delighted to be in a po­
sition to help the Bridge Meadows
Project. It is a wonderful idea and we
are confident that the new facility
will help many within our commu­
nity,” said David Hamill, chief
excutive officer o f Parr Lumber.
Support also comes from many
caring citizens and the following
sponsors: Windermere Foundation,
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Homer Williams, Legend Homes,
Columbia Distributing, Mt. Hood
Solutions, The Collins Foundation,
Meyer Memorial Trust, Ann & Bill
Swindell’s Charitable Trust, Juan
Young Trust, Rose E. Tucker Trust,
Juliet Ashby Hillman Foundation,
Ray H ick ey F o u n d a tio n and
Hedinger Foundation.
The partners for the project in­
clude G u ard ian M anagem ent,
Carleton Hart Architecture, and
Walsh Construction.
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