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Stepping Stones Alliance Reports Stable Shelter Use, Outreach and Free Community Screening of ‘No Address’
Summary
Stepping Stones Alliance told council its shelter sleep center is seeing 4–15 guests nightly, new awning and parking improvements were installed, washers/dryers funded by Schnitzer care funds, and a free community movie screening is planned for Aug. 20 to raise awareness about homelessness.
Jessalyn Cole, executive director of Stepping Stones Alliance, told the Hermiston City Council on Aug. 11 that the nonprofit’s PATH program is maintaining steady staffing and shelter occupancy, continuing outreach and preparing community engagement events.
Cole said the organization contracts with Phoenix for overnight security and has added recreational and educational classes for members. She reported that upgrades funded by grants include raised beds for a garden,…
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