Event to Assist Homeless Veterans in Linn and Benton County

The first Stand Down for Homeless Veterans in the Linn and Benton County area will be held Thursday, November 12, 2015 at The River Center, 3000 South Santiam Highway, Lebanon, from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

The event will focus on helping homeless veterans in our area connect with the necessary services that are available here. Donations of clothing, food, and hygiene items are being coordinated by our local community action agency, Community Services Consortium.

Health screenings, Social Security benefits counseling, and dental services will also be provided. Veterans can also receive referrals to health care providers, health insurance, housing solutions, employment, substance abuse treatment and mental health counseling.

Transportation will be available to veterans who need a ride to the event. Shuttle service will leave Two Rivers Market, 250 Broadalbin Street SW, Albany, every two hours starting at 8:00 a.m. Corvallis and Benton County veterans can get bus passes from Community Outreach Inc., 865 NW Reiman Avenue, Corvallis. In Sweet Home, veterans should meet at the VFW, 580 Main Street, for pick-up and drop-off.

Volunteers are needed to help with food preparation and service, to be greeters, and to provide a friendly face to aid the veteran with a personal level of care. If you would like to volunteer, or make a donation of food, clothing, hygiene items, or money, please contact CSC, 250 SW Broadalbin Street SW, Suite 2A, Albany, Oregon 97321, or call 541-928-6335 and ask for Sarah Hilton.

Stand downs are collaborative events that provide basic necessities and services to veterans. Stand downs are collaborative events, coordinated among local veteran support organizations, other government agencies and community-based homeless service providers. This Stand Down is funded in part by the U.S. Department of Labor, Willamette Chapter 17 of Disabled American Veterans, Inc., local support agencies like Community Services Consortium, and concerned citizens.

Community Services Consortium (CSC) is a state-designated Community Action Agency serving Linn, Benton and Lincoln counties with housing, nutrition, economic stability, and educational assistance programs since 1980.

To support CSC’s poverty-fighting programs and services, visit our website at www.communityservices.us. Donations may be made through our website or mailed to our main office: Community Services Consortium, 245 Broadalbin Street, Suite 2A, Albany, OR 97321.

A Community Conversation: Race, Inclusion, and Making Community Action Available to Everyone

Please join Community Services Consortium (CSC) for a presentation by the Fair Housing Council of Oregon about the history of discrimination in Oregon, followed by light refreshments and a discussion about race, inclusion, and how CSC can make our wide variety of poverty-fighting services available to everyone available to everyone.

The event takes place on November 19, 2015 from 9am-12pm at the Community Services Consortium building, located at 120 NE Avery St. in Newport on the First Floor - Hylan Room. To RSVP, call or e-mail Pegge McGuire at 541-704-7627 or pmcguire@communityservices.us.

Community Services Consortium (CSC) is a state-designated Community Action Agency serving Linn, Benton and Lincoln counties with housing, nutrition, economic stability, and educational assistance programs since 1980.

To support CSC’s poverty-fighting programs and services, visit our website at www.communityservices.us. Donations may be made through our website or mailed to our main office: Community Services Consortium, 245 Broadalbin Street, Suite 2A, Albany, OR 97321.