by Averi | Aug 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
The Brentano Grand Opening Celebration is almost here! Executive Director Mya sits down to share updates and answer our community’s top questions. FH: Mya, many people in the neighborhood are wondering about the newly remodeled Friendly House building. Can you...
by Jazmin Muratalla-Sanchez | Mar 31, 2026 | Uncategorized
Dear Community, Parents, Friends, We are thrilled to share some exciting updates with you about the transformation happening at Friendly House! Our newly renovated Brentano Building is nearing completion, and we are expanding our Preschool and Afterschool Programs to...
by Averi | Oct 9, 2025 | Community
Dear Friends, In the folktale “Stone Soup,” weary travelers arrive at a ramshackle village where the people are so poor, they believe they have nothing to share. The travelers build a small fire, place two stones into a pot of water, and proclaim they are making a...
by Averi | Sep 19, 2025 | Community, News, Programs
Northwest Portland – Friendly House has announced construction is beginning at NW Savier and 26th Avenue, creating a Children’s Program Center adjacent to the Friendly House community center. Mya Chamberlin, Executive Director of Friendly House, confirms the...
by Averi | Jun 20, 2025 | Community, Elder Pride Services, News
At Friendly House, Pride is more than a celebration, it’s a recognition of the LGBTQ+ community’s strength, history, and ongoing journey toward justice and equality. Pride began as a protest, sparked by events like the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, where LGBTQ+...
by Averi | Jun 6, 2025 | Community
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by Averi | Jan 20, 2025 | Community, News
Dear Friends, This past Monday, I had the profound pleasure of taking my Black, 9-year-old grandson, King–named after the man we were there to celebrate–to the “Reclaim Martin Luther King Jr. Day” march that weaved its way through the streets of NE Portland. Despite...
by Averi | Feb 23, 2024 | Faces of Friendly House
A Conversation with Desiree Noisette, Founder of Mermosa PDX — February 2024 Tell us a little bit about Mermosa. Mermosa is inspired by my family’s heritage. We, like most people, have family members from all around the world historically. We are French, Haitian, we...
by Averi | Dec 6, 2023 | Faces of Friendly House
March 2022 “I believe that attending Friendly House deeply impacted me as a person. Not just learning social-emotional developmental skills, but also how to be in community, to share and collaborate.” Carrie Hoops is a very special part of our Friendly...
by Averi | Dec 6, 2023 | Faces of Friendly House
February 2022 “The folks at Friendly House really care about the community and the people who come to them for care and services. Everyone belongs at Friendly House, everyone is family there.” Kevin Cook has been a long-time friend of Friendly House. From...
