All tagged houselessness

CCCNews Podcast | Episode 8: Kenny LaPoint talks housing, homelessness, and hope despite hardship

In this episode of the CCCNews Podcast we interview Kenny LaPoint, the Mid-Columbia Community Action Council Executive Director leading a local and regional effort to end homelessness. In this episode, we talk about MCCAC's collaborative approach to addressing homelessness, the complexities surrounding service-resistant populations, and how MCCAC is working to build a culture of hope in the face of hardship.

Oregon Trail Transitional Living Program Finds New Home at Youth Empowerment Shelter

For over two decades, The Next Door Inc. (TNDI) has housed the Oregon Trail Transitional Living (OT) program, providing transitional living services to hundreds of houseless youth in the Gorge. Now, partnering agencies are pleased to announce that the Oregon Trail Transitional Living program will be operated by the Youth Empowerment Shelter in The Dalles as of July 1, 2023.