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60 Years of Hope

2009 marked Portland Rescue Mission’s 60th year giving hope to hurting men, women and children affected by homelessness, addiction and abuse. 60 Years of Hope (Quicktime Version) 60 Years of Hope from pdxmission on Vimeo. Portland Rescue Mission started in 1949 as a soup kitchen by the Burnside Bridge. Six decades later, we’re still known…

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10 Places People Slept In 2009

Where did you sleep each night this year?  Portland Rescue Mission offers shelter for up to 120 men and 38 women (and their children) each night. But there are countless others who sleep elsewhere. See where they slept in 2009. From the www.Change.org “End Homelessness” blog:http://homelessness.change.org/blog/view/10_places_people_slept_in_2009 1. Storage Units 2. Cars 3. Motels 4. Tent…

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Do You Know These Three Types of Homeless People?

Most of us think of homelessness as a man holding a cardboard sign on the street corner. But up to 50% of homeless men, women and children are really never seen. What do you know about these three categories of homeless people? Panhandlers Street Homeless Hidden Homeless Learn more now through this half-hour broadcast that…

73 October 16th, 2009 0
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