WeShine PDX

At WeShine, we are committed to serving those who face the greatest barriers to safe, stable housing — including members of our AANHPI community. That commitment doesn’t end when the month does.

To our AANHPI neighbors, residents, partners, and friends: you belong here. You matter here. 🌺

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Here is our Showers & Hygiene schedule for the week.

🚿We will be at Pilgrim Lutheran on Monday the 25th; PDX Saints Love Day Center and Family of Grace Church on the 26th; WeShine Village and Imago Dei Eastside on Wednesday the 27th; PDX Saints Love Day Center and Freedom Foursquare Church on the 28th; and All Saints Episcopal on Saturday the 30th.

🧼Resources at all sites will be from 11 am - 2 pm. We will have showers, clean clothing, and hygiene products.

🚿The stationary hygiene hub located at Cultivate Initiatives (14625 SE Stark St.) is also open this week, offering showers, hygiene resources, and laundry services. Those operating hours are 9:30 am - 2 pm Tuesday through Thursday, and 10:30 am - 3 pm on Friday. The Workforce Hub, including our hygiene services, will be closed on Monday in observance of Memorial Day.

🫧Thank you to Homeless Services Department for funding that helps to make these programs possible!



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This is a reminder of why we do this work.
 
Households earning 0-30% of the area median income (~$0-$30,000) experience the largest gap in Portland’s housing stock. The city lacks roughly 19,000 deeply affordable units, leaving tens of thousands of Portlanders without a place to live. Stats like this [fuel our storytelling efforts... or something like that]. Stay tuned for more on policy, data, and ways to get involved.
 

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