Project Action

A new program is being launched this year to facilitate progress toward improving
the life circumstances of the homeless in Corvallis.

Project Action provides two primary services to homeless clients.  First,
information and referral is provided to all who have a need.  This may be
enough to connect an individual with an agency or organization that can
help them.  More importantly, the second service provides a connection
with a trained, volunteer mentor.  This mentor relationship focuses
on goal-setting, encouragement, information resources, and
accountability to foster progress.

Goal-setting is tailored to each individual’s unique circumstance
and can address employment, mental health issues, housing,
and needed professional counseling and support, among other
issues.

The Project Action office is located below Starbucks and Noah’s
Bagels downstairs at 425 SW Madison Avenue, Suite Q. 
Project action is open from 10:00 am to noon Monday through Friday.

Shelter Update

The winter-time shelter will close on March 15.  As of the end of
February, over 80 people have spent the night in the shelter at
one time or another since it opened November 15, 2008. 
The shelter can accommodate up to 40 men each night.

There has been tremendous support for the shelter.  Churches
once again stepped up to provide volunteers for the operation
of the shelter.  This year, a number of volunteer groups
dropped by to support the overnight residents of the shelter. 
Some examples include a group from Corvallis High School
who brought burritos and blankets, the Red Hat Society who
brought Christmas bags for every bed, and a Girl Scout troop
who brought valentines and granola bars.

Special mention must also be made for special neighbors of the
shelter like Dave and Maddie.  Thank you to everyone who
helped provide a safe, comfortable, and welcoming space for
those in need.

Mid-Valley Housing Plus/COI Partnership

We are very grateful that Community Outreach was able to
incorporate Mid-Valley Housing Plus into its array of program
options.  This program is now called permanent supportive housing
and the administration is located in the COI offices.  Its services
still operate out the basement of the Benton Plaza - clients felt
no break in service.  We want to recognize and say thank-you
to COI and Mid-Valley Housing Plus for their extraordinary effort
in making this transfer possible.

Corvallis Daytime Drop-In Center

The wandering CDDC has once again found a home - at least for
limited services.  First Christian Church has generously agreed
to host a pared-down drop-in center in McLean Hall from 9:00
am to 2:00 pm Monday through Friday each week.

The space will serve as a warming center staffed by volunteers
who will have coffee and other hot drinks available for those in
need.  The volunteers will also be trained to provide information
and referral to other needed services.  It is expected that
McLean Hall will play host to quiet conversation out of the
cold and rain long enough for the weather to improve.

The CDDC has experienced more than just a change in location
and services.  The Board has restructured to try to fill
the gap from Paul Boling’s departure last October.

The new Board looks like this … Aleita Hass-Holcombe
(President Pro Tem), Jennifer Ambrosious, Joan Collison,
John Evans, Scott Gentry, Michi Gonzales, Dan Halgrimson,
Pauline McGinty, Rhonda Mueller Warrant, Barbara Ross,
Sue Schulz, Jesus and Laura Soto,

Chuck van de Wettering.

2022 NW Myrtlewood Way

Corvallis, OR 97330

We celebrate the success of the winter-time shelter, but can’t help but be very concerned for those
now left without a safe place to sleep as the shelter closes on March 15.