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...
