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Central City Concern Honored as "Urban Pioneer"
Central City Concern, a downtown Portland-based organization that focuses its work on helping people who are homeless and those with addictions to improve their lives, will receive the 2005 Community Organization Urban Pioneer Award from the College of Urban and Public Affairs at Portland State University.
“Receiving the Urban Pioneer Award is confirmation of our commitment to help others,” said Richard Harris, executive director. “Most of the people who work for us are former clients or are in recovery, so it’s great for them to receive this recognition outside the organization.”
Central City Concern provides housing, counseling and needed support services to people who are dealing with the affects of addiction, mental illness or homelessness. For over 25 years, Central City Concern has managed housing, provided counseling services and given job counseling to thousands of clients. Recently, Central City Concern rehabilitated the Biltmore Hotel which has 76 rooms for residents.
“Central City Concern deserves this recognition for its many years of working to restore human dignity,” said Lawrence Wallack, dean of the College of Urban and Public Affairs. “We are honoring an organization with a history of helping people improve troubled lives, an organization that continues to make counseling and housing available to people in recovery.”
Central City Concern has received national recognition for its recovery and housing programs, including an award from the Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development and Health and Human Services for its outstanding services to people who are homeless.
Central City Concern will join Kay Toran, president and CEO of Volunteers of America, Oregon, and Portland Mayor Vera Katz in receiving Urban Pioneer Awards at the fourth-annual dinner and banquet April 13, 2005, at the Portland Hilton Hotel. In 2004, Urban Pioneer Awards were given to Don Clark (Nohad A. Toulan Urban Pioneer for Public Service), Barbara Farrow Walker (Urban Pioneer for Civic Leadership) and REACH Community Development, Inc. (Urban Pioneer Community Organization).
Source:
Lawrence Wallack, College of Urban and Public Affairs, 503-725-4043
“Receiving the Urban Pioneer Award is confirmation of our commitment to help others,” said Richard Harris, executive director. “Most of the people who work for us are former clients or are in recovery, so it’s great for them to receive this recognition outside the organization.”
Central City Concern provides housing, counseling and needed support services to people who are dealing with the affects of addiction, mental illness or homelessness. For over 25 years, Central City Concern has managed housing, provided counseling services and given job counseling to thousands of clients. Recently, Central City Concern rehabilitated the Biltmore Hotel which has 76 rooms for residents.
“Central City Concern deserves this recognition for its many years of working to restore human dignity,” said Lawrence Wallack, dean of the College of Urban and Public Affairs. “We are honoring an organization with a history of helping people improve troubled lives, an organization that continues to make counseling and housing available to people in recovery.”
Central City Concern has received national recognition for its recovery and housing programs, including an award from the Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development and Health and Human Services for its outstanding services to people who are homeless.
Central City Concern will join Kay Toran, president and CEO of Volunteers of America, Oregon, and Portland Mayor Vera Katz in receiving Urban Pioneer Awards at the fourth-annual dinner and banquet April 13, 2005, at the Portland Hilton Hotel. In 2004, Urban Pioneer Awards were given to Don Clark (Nohad A. Toulan Urban Pioneer for Public Service), Barbara Farrow Walker (Urban Pioneer for Civic Leadership) and REACH Community Development, Inc. (Urban Pioneer Community Organization).
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Source:
Lawrence Wallack, College of Urban and Public Affairs, 503-725-4043
