Episode 8: A Conversation With Jon Seibert of Blanchet House
“This shelter is opening, that shelter is opening, is this the answer, is that the answer?’ My answer is always “Yes, and.” There are so many different needs out there.
“This shelter is opening, that shelter is opening, is this the answer, is that the answer?’ My answer is always “Yes, and.” There are so many different needs out there.
“When you have more people living in a place, it has this huge lift. The small businesses downtown are struggling. It is so hard. And a lot of it is
“Oh. I have *so* many feelings.” – Kip Silverman We thought it would be good to sit down without a guest this week and check in. We hash out the
“When we criminalize existence, no one’s winning.” “One of the things that I’ve learned in my time in both the non-profit world and government service for low income folks: The
“Housing is public health and public safety. Adequate services for mental health, adequate services for addiction- all of that is public safety.” – Angelita Morillo. Angelita Morillo has been appealing
“Government is not going to be the hero of our story. The people of Portland are the heroes of our story.”