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The nonprofit has 12 full-time employees and hundreds of volunteers. Shahrazi, 25, lives at Blanchet (Blan-SHAY) Farm in Yamhill County. It’s owned and run by Blanchet House, a Portland nonprofit that since 1952 has provided free meals to women, men, and children in need as well as long-term, temporary housing for up to 45 men.
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Everyone is invited to Blanchet House to enjoy free hot meals in our beautiful cafe. Since 1952, Blanchet House has offered nutritious meals in a safe, clean, and friendly dining room to anyone who would like them. In 1952, Blanchet House was founded by a group of University of Portland alumni as a “House of Hospitality” in the model of those established by the Catholic Worker Movement.
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The downtown Portland residential program offers a free safe space to recover and refocus for 8 months. Through dignity and respect, we help you build towards the life you want. Blanchet Farm, located one hour outside Portland, is a men’s transitional residential program that offers an opportunity to build a healthier sober life in a rural setting. To mark the 70th birthday of Blanchet, they’re serving an updated version of what they served all those decades ago for the first meal — beans, bread and coffee, and of course a few other items. But for the two years, those meals were all been boxed up to-go.
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Even though his place is across town, he comes for meals at Blanchet House every day, wheeling his walker up from the transit stop. As the line for lunch started forming on the sidewalk outside Blanchet House on a characteristically fickle early spring day in Portland, Coon instantly saw some familiar faces. Tablets are a great way to remain productive if you don’t have a laptop and your mobile phone’s screen is too small. A handful of top brands make high-quality microwaves, but there are a few features you should look for to ensure you’re getting a quality appliance.
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Blanchet House is a BottleDrop Gives partner which means you can collect refundable cans and bottles to support our services to the community. To get started, stop by Blanchet House to pick up an officially marked BottleDrop blue bag. “The congregation has aged and moved out of the neighborhood according to Sharon. It dwindled to about 15 people on a good day, she said, on a good Sunday.
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Blanchet House co-founder, Jim O’Hanlon Sr., discovered this vintage coin collection can in his basement. In the 1960s, Blanchet House staff put these cans in Portland area bars to raise money to feed and house those in need. Blanchet House has been solely funded by individual donations, business sponsorships, and grants since 1952.
We just stopped getting really heavy donations lately of tomatoes and cabbage, and sometimes it’s like a whole truckload of broccoli. Another thing that we often have to put into the equation is the preppers and the servers and everybody that makes this happen can fluctuate almost as much as the ingredients can. It’s all on having the residents available, having volunteers who are interested in spending time here. That’s a challenge that can happen every day — whether you’ve got those hands — but then not skipping a beat, we still open at the same time every day three meals a day, six days a week. So, it’s just a blessing when it all works out like this, and it does most all the time.
Showers was told they told the building for a little more than $1 million and they split the money between 30 local organizations. Please go to BlanchetHouse.org for the exact date that incentives are offered to donors. At Blanchet House & Farm, diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of who we are. We strive to foster belonging and empowerment while serving aid to our diverse community. We listen to learn and facilitate a culture where diversity and inclusivity are valued and celebrated. We met Leonard, an elderly man who lives in a tiny apartment infested with bed bugs.
Blanchet House is a nonprofit social services organization located in Old Town Portland with a farm in Carlton, Oregon. We make a difference, one relationship at a time, through food, clothing, and supportive residential programs. We serve all without judgment because we believe everyone deserves dignity, hope, and community. Blanchet House & Farm gets life-saving aid to our neighbors living on the margins and provides pathways out of homelessness and hunger.
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Kerman said Blanchet is in the process of evaluating the potential renovation of the Riley House at Northwest Hoyt and 13th Avenue. Blanchet purchased the house in the 1960s with donations left in a will. Beyond maintaining the Old Town and Carlton programs, Blanchet has major goals it’s trying to accomplish. Blanchet House’s mission and core values embody our commitment to serving anyone in need with dignity and without discrimination or judgment. We recognize that our Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities are disproportionately impacted by socio-economic injustice.
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In these unprecedented times, people who have recently been laid off or lost housing are standing next to people who have relied on free food for years. Blanchet House rescues fresh, surplus food from businesses around Portland like Trader Joe’s. We take in more than 300,000 pounds of donated food annually, inspect it for quality, prepare meals and store it, then share extras with peer groups. The founders learned that there was a need for a place outside of Portland where men struggling with addiction could escape the temptations of the city.
Free food and meals are available for everyone to enjoy in the Founders Cafe. One entree (meat or vegetarian) with sides is served at every meal service Monday-Saturday. Blanchet House’s three-year strategic plan was created through an inclusive process involving the Board of Directors, guests served, volunteers, community partners and staff. The goals and strategies reflect an integrated approach to fulfilling our mission as Blanchet House moves forward and continues to meet the needs of many. 10 years after opening, Blanchet House increased the number of meals it could serve and the breadth of services it could provide. Thanks impart to the addition of full-time Executive Director, Al Riley, who served for 38 years without pay.
So yeah, this is my first indoor [service], it’s so exciting. Shahrazi, who attended Wilson High School in Southwest Portland, used to be homeless. He was sleeping on the streets, using drugs and, he said, suffering from schizophrenia. We recognize that this injustice can lead to housing and food insecurity, creating the need for our programs.
We receive no government or archdiocese funding for programs. A small contribution goes a long way at Blanchet House of Hospitality. After nearly 10 years of planning and fundraising, all the while serving those in need, the Blanchet House board was able to build and open a new building. LEED platinum certified, the new and improved Blanchet House increased our capacity to feed and house those in need.
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