After several years of renovations, Helping Hands is unveiling its Lincoln City Hope Center at the LeRoy Benham Campus on November 1, 2023 to the press and invited guests.
Lincoln City, OR. – Helping Hands Reentry Outreach Centers is pleased to announce the ribbon cutting ceremony of its Lincoln City Hope Center on November 1, 2023. This facility will provide navigation services, low-barrier emergency shelter, and a long-term Reentry Program for the people in the community experiencing homelessness.
Facility Director Ashley Cushing has been an integral part of finalizing this work for the past few months, and is ready to start providing services, “I’m so excited to be opening up the doors to the Lincoln City Hope Center at the LeRoy Benham Campus. There can be many challenges living in a rural community, having a safe place to sleep should not be one of them. We plan to offer complete wrap-around services that are targeted to the population that we serve; by collaborative partnerships with several local programs that will have the ability to refer individuals and families to our emergency shelter. I want to personally thank everyone who believes in our mission. We are so thankful for past, present, and future support!”
Helping Hands first opened a facility in Lincoln County in 2006, opening up a men’s shelter and later a women’s shelter. In 2019, the opportunity to partner with the community in a closer way presented itself when the City of Lincoln City identified homelessness as a critical priority and offered to purchase a facility to donate to Helping Hands. The property was transferred to Helping Hands in 2020. After extensive renovations, the newest Hope Center is open and ready to bring Trauma-Informed, Data-Driven, Person-Centered care for the individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Lincoln City and the surrounding communities.
CEO Mike Davis explained, “This has been a long and difficult project to finish because of many unanticipated needs that had to be addressed, and community partnership has been a key part of getting us to this day. Thank you to The City of Lincoln City, The Roundhouse Foundation, Project Turnkey 2.0, and the Oregon Community Foundation; your support allowed us to make the necessary renovations to ensure we can provide vital services to the people experiencing homelessness in this community at this beautiful facility, the Lincoln City Hope Center at the LeRoy Benham Campus.”
There will be a Grand Opening for community partners and stakeholders before the end of November, and then the Hope Center will begin accepting referrals, processing intakes, and providing services. For more information about Helping Hands Reentry Outreach Centers, you can visit our website at www.helpinghandsreentry.org. To learn more about becoming a referral partner for the Lincoln City Hope Center, please email a.cushing@helpinghandsreentry.org
Helping Hands operates a Hope Center in Tillamook County. TCP Assistant Editor Cara Mico interviewed Helping Hands founder Alan Evens in May, 2023 on the Pioneering Podcast –
Helping Hands Reentry Outreach Centers was founded in 2002 by Alan Evans, after over two decades of living on the streets. He was removed from an abusive home and sent to foster care at age 11, but when his circumstances didn’t improve, he ran away and was homeless and addicted by age 13. Helping Hands provides Trauma-Informed, Data-Driven, Person-Centered care for individuals and families experiencing homelessness through Hope Centers, located in Clatsop, Lincoln, Multnomah, Tillamook, and Yamhill counties. We take the time to learn each individual’s story and help connect them to the appropriate local resources and services to meet their unique needs. Learn more about our work at helpinghandsreentry.org.