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Rockwood Building to Focus on Families
Human
Solutions
realizes a dream
Human Solutions, Inc. held a
groundbreaking last week for the
c o n stru c tio n p h ase o f The
Rockwood Building, a new 75,000
square foot building located at 124
N.E. 181st St. at Couch in Gresham.
The building will contain a multi
service center leased to six non­
profit agencies on the ground floor,
plus 47 affordable apartments on
two upper stories. Partner agencies
that will offer services at the center
for low-income and homeless area
residents include Loaves & Fishes,
Mt. Hood Community College Head
Start, LifeWorks Northwest, Met­
ropolitan Family Service, Wallace
Medical Concern, and Human Solu­
tions.
will bring together six service pro-
viders in a single location, allowing
all o f the participating agencies the
ability to more effectively coordi-
nate services and care for their cli-
ents.”
At a costof more than$ 17 million, ing sources. Major funding will
the project’s complex financing come from $5.3 million in Low-In-
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includes 30
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An a rtis t’s rendering shows the
m ulti service center and
housing complex coming to the
Rockwood neighborhood o f
Gresham, a project o f Human
Solutions, a non-profit corpora­
tion helping low income and
homeless families.
After more than six years o f
fundraising and project design, the
Rockwood Building will be the real­
ization o f a concept envisioned by
Human Solutions to bring much-
needed housing and a suite o f hu­
man services designed to serve
homeless and low-income families
in the Rockwood area, together in a
single building.
The building will be constructed
on a lot that has been empty for 30
years in the heart o f one o f the
p o o re st a reas in M ultn o m ah
County. It will bring infrastructure
development and much needed so­
cial services to families in East
Multnomah County, many o f whom
have
been
d isp la c e d
by
gentrification that has taken place
in several Portland neighborhoods.
“Human Solutions is thrilled to
be celebrating the groundbreaking
o f The Rockwood Building,” said
Jean DeMaster, executive director.
“This is a success story not only for
our agency and funding partners,
but for the low-income and home­
less residents o f this community.
We are extremely excited about the
Multi Service Center model, which
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