Blanchet House
Blanchet House, also known as Blanchet House of Hospitality, is a private nonprofit organization in Oregon, founded in 1952.[1] Blanchet House works to provide meals and residential housing programs for those in need. Blanchet House also provides rehabilitation programs for drug addicts and alcoholics. [2][3][4] Blanchet House is the largest feeder of the poor in Oregon.[5] It has become a fixture in Northwest Portland, providing more than 300,000 meals annually to those in need.[6]
Blanchet House operates a meal program staffed by residents living in their transitional housing program.[7] They serve three free hot meals each day, six days a week to the homeless, low-income and working poor of Portland. Through donations for local businesses and doors Blanchet House is able to serve over 30,000 meals a month to Portland's homeless and hungry populations.[8] Blanchet House also operates a transitional housing program that gives up to 200 men a year the opportunity to rebuild their lives. In exchange for housing and counseling, the men volunteer in the kitchen preparing and serving food for the hungry. Over 5,000 volunteers help serve dinner, wash dishes, and visit with guests.[9]
Blanchet House is a unique social service organization because it receives no public funding. It is completely funded through private donations. Since Blanchet House first opened it's doors, over 16 million meals have been served and more than 10,000 men have been served through their housing programs.[10]
In addition to the "house" in downtown Portland, Blanchet House operates a farm near McMinnville. There is room for 22 men to live at the farm. The farm offers a clean and sober place to live. The men living at the farm have the opportunity to learn woodworking, raise animals, cook or perform maintenance. The recovery farm operates in a way that may seem radical in comparison to other residential recovery programs.[11]
History
Inspired by their priest, Father Francis Kennard, eight University of Portland students opened Blanchet House to serve the poor.[12] "The Blanchet House, which was founded by eight UP alumni in 1952."[13] The new Blanchet House is just across the street from the old building and is more equipped for the services Blanchet offers. The old building required visitors to wait in a line outside for their meal; the new one allows people to be out of the elements and into the warmth inside."[14]
References
- ↑ "Blanchet House receives highest sustainability award | Blog | The City of Portland, Oregon". www.portlandoregon.gov. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ↑ "Spreading kindness and respect at the Blanchet House".
- ↑ "Blanchet House in Old Town dedicates its new building serving the needy". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ↑ "Spreading kindness and respect at the Blanchet House". KGW. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ↑ "https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2018/05/17/blanchet-houses-greg-baker-on-finding-opportunity.html". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2018-05-22. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "Blanchet Farm helps people turn their lives around". KGW. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- ↑ "Blanchet House in Old Town dedicates its new building serving the needy". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- ↑ "Blanchet House of Hospitality receives $1.3 million in donations for construction of new Old Town facility". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- ↑ "Local Outings – Service – La Salle Catholic College Preparatory". www.lsprep.org. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- ↑ "NEW VIDEO: Case management part of Blanchet's ministry - Catholic Sentinel". www.catholicsentinel.org. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- ↑ "Blanchet House and Farm Support the Homeless - The Bridge". The Bridge. 2017-11-26. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- ↑ "Pat Carr, Blanchet House co-founder, dies at 76 - Catholic Sentinel". www.catholicsentinel.org. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- ↑ "Blanchet House celebrates 63 years of service". The Beacon. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- ↑ "A New Home for Blanchet House | Blog | The City of Portland, Oregon". www.portlandoregon.gov. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- "Blanchet House and Farm Support the Homeless - The Bridge". The Bridge. 2017-11-26. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- "Blanchet House celebrates 63 years of service". The Beacon. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- "Founders of Blanchet House of Hospitality— Christus Magister Medal | University of Portland". www.up.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- "Blanchet House to relocate to another Old Town location - Catholic Sentinel". www.catholicsentinel.org. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- "Blanchet House receives highest sustainability award | Blog | The City of Portland, Oregon". www.portlandoregon.gov. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- http://www.catholicsentinel.org/Content/News/Local/Article/Blanchet-House-to-relocate-to-another-Old-Town-location/2/35/10774
- http://www.kgw.com/article/life/blanchet-farm-helps-people-turn-their-lives-around/319208644
- https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120912005303/en/New-Blanchet-House-Hospitality-Public-Private-Partnership
- "New Blanchet House of Hospitality Made Possible Through Public Private Partnership". Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- "Blanchet House Catalyzes Old Town Revival". UFA. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- "Dirty Duck (Portland, Oregon)". Wikipedia. 2018-03-23.
- "$1 million gift to Blanchet - Catholic Sentinel". www.sentinel.org. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
External links
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