🌱 New Housing Complex For Veterans + Residents Left Without Housing

Good morning, Portland! It's me, Michelle Paul, your host of the Patch newsletter. Come along for everything you need to know about what's happening around town.

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A few afternoon showers. High: 57 Low: 48.

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Here are the top three stories today in Portland:

1. A nonprofit organization called New Narrative has opened a new housing complex called the Douglas Fir in southeast Portland. The complex will provide housing for veterans and individuals facing mental health challenges. The apartments offer on-site clinical, residential, and property management teams, and tenants can apply through referral programs. (KOIN.com)
2. La Hacienda, an affordable apartment complex in Southeast Portland, has seen most of its residents leave, but a few struggling tenants remain. Relay Resources, the nonprofit that runs the complex, claims to have assisted some tenants in finding alternative housing within their budget, but some disagree. With time running out, the remaining tenants fear that they may end up without housing or in even worse living conditions. (KGW.com)
3. Beaverton resident Alma Raven-Guido, 20, was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay $50,000 in restitution for arson and riot charges. Raven-Guido pleaded guilty to arson charges in connection to a fire that damaged the Portland Police Association building. He also admitted to participating in a riot and obstructing traffic in August 2020. (Fox 12 Oregon)

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Today in Portland:

• PSU Farmers Market - Portland Farmers Market At Shemanski Park (8:30 AM)
• Cut And Color Take Home Crafts At Garden Home Community Library (10:00 AM)
• Community Garden Volunteer Day At Native American Youth and Family Center (10:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Portland Audubon shared a photo of a male dark-eyed junco, a type of bird that establishes its territory in the spring by chasing other juncos in the air. They use a display that involves extending their neck and leaping or fluttering towards the other junco to make them retreat or appease them. (Portland Audubon via Instagram)
• Nonprofit Association Oregon is offering training that aims to create a more inclusive environment for the 2SLGBTIA+ community by exploring key concepts related to language, physical and virtual spaces, and policies. Participants will receive a checklist to evaluate their organization's existing practices and to promote gender and sexuality equity within their organizational norms. (Nonprofit Association Oregon via Instagram)
• Portland Farmers Market is hiring Farmers Market Crew Members. Market Crew Members offer operational assistance at markets, including setting up equipment, conducting sales, providing services to shoppers and vendors, and working with staff to ensure a successful event. (Portland Farmers Market via Facebook)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed. See you all soon for another update!

— Michelle Paul

About me: Michelle Paul is a Utah-based writer and photographer with a professional background in content management and registered nursing. When not working on projects ranging from photo editing to copywriting, they enjoy traveling, video games, and expanding their skills.