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Bybee Lakes Hope Center (BLHC) transforms the never-occupied, 155,400 square foot Wapato Correctional Facility in the Port of Portland into a trauma-informed, data-driven transitional housing facility to support Portland Metro community members experiencing homelessness.
The land and building are owned by Jordan Schnitzer, who had a dream of using the site as a homeless shelter. After meeting with many other organizations, Mr. Schnitzer decided his dream was not possible due to many hurdles, until he met Alan Evans. With a proven track record of success in other communities, Alan's team took on the task of transforming the Correctional Facility into program-based transitional housing, following the model Helping Hands created.
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