ightwatch
OPERATION
January - February, 2012
Newsletter
Newsletter
“NIGHTWATCH SOUTHEAST”--OUR SECOND HOSPITALITY CENTER--OPENS
It was a convergence of happy events. The Nightwatch Board of Directors, knowing that Portland’s homeless population was shifting (more can now be found in SE Portland than downtown), had been talking about the possibility of opening another Hospitality Center on the East Side. It even had included such intentions in its long-range strategic plan.
It was a convergence of happy events. The Nightwatch Board of Directors, knowing that Portland’s homeless population was shifting (more can now be found in SE Portland than downtown), had been talking about the possibility of opening another Hospitality Center on the East Side. It even had included such intentions in its long-range strategic plan.
Meanwhile, our Mobile Hospitality Center had been going out on Saturday evenings to set up in the parking lot of the Clackamas Service Center, located near SE 82nd and Johnson Creek Road. Over the course of a year or so, a steady community had come to meet it and avail itself of the MHC’s services.
With the advent of winter’s frigid rain, it dawned on the folks meeting on Saturday nights that meeting inside would be more pleasant to meeting outside, so those
With the advent of winter’s frigid rain, it dawned on the folks meeting on Saturday nights that meeting inside would be more pleasant to meeting outside, so those
running the Clackamas Service Center were approached. It so happened that they were looking for someone to serve a meal at their center on Saturday nights. It was a win-win situation. Agreeing to serve the meal, we moved in.
This moved a lot faster than the Board’s strategic plan envisioned. But opportunity knocked, and we invited over threshold.
With “Nightwatch Southeast” now being open for business, another volunteer opportunity opens itself on Saturday evenings, proving especially convenient for those living in that part of the city.
This moved a lot faster than the Board’s strategic plan envisioned. But opportunity knocked, and we invited over threshold.
With “Nightwatch Southeast” now being open for business, another volunteer opportunity opens itself on Saturday evenings, proving especially convenient for those living in that part of the city.
