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Dougie Center seeks $2.1 million in lottery bond to open Beaverton grief‑support site as wait list grows
Summary
Dougie Center leaders told the House committee May 20 they have a year‑long wait list of about 200 people and are seeking $2.1 million in a lottery bond (Senate Bill 5531) to complete a $12.5 million capital campaign to open a West Side Dougie Center in Beaverton and double in‑person capacity.
Leaders of the Dougie Center, a Portland‑area nonprofit that provides no‑cost peer grief support for children and families, told the House Committee on Early Childhood and Human Services on May 20 that demand exceeds capacity and the organization is seeking $2.1 million through a lottery bond authorization to open a permanent West Side site in Beaverton.
Sherry Scouten, a former state legislator and nurse who serves on the Dougie Center board, described a decades‑long history of the nonprofit and said the center’s current waiting list is “up to a year long and 200 people waiting.” Scouten recounted personal experience referring families and using the center after her husband’s death.
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