The specific objectives of Project Connect are threefold:
1. To help homeless and low-income guests improve their lives by accessing needed services.
2. To involve volunteers and organizations in improving the lives of low-income and homeless population by providing a supportive environment in which to serve.
3. To inform and educate the region on how our service organizations, agencies and volunteers can help reduce homelessness and motivate them to be involved in the solution.
Project Homeless Connect (PHC) began in San Francisco in 2004. Volunteers and agencies gathered on one day, in one place, to provide health and human services to homeless people. Since 2004, PHC has become a national event held in more than 100 cities. Portland and Eugene were the first in Oregon to adopt the PHC model, uniting hundreds of volunteers and agencies under one roof to provide health and human services to more than 4,000 community members in need.
In 2007, the Central Oregon Community implemented the first Central Oregon Project Homeless Connect. After a successful first event the name was changed to Project Connect in order to welcome anyone experiencing need for services. Subsequently, Volunteer Connect became the host and organizing agency for the event. Over 11,000 recipients have been served by 3,000 volunteers since that time, making it the largest Project in Oregon.
Project Connect is a one-day, one-stop event serving guests who are low-income, homeless or at risk of homelessness. The event is held at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond. Guests include low-income and homeless people from Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs.
This year, the event will be held on Saturday, September 28th.
More info can be found here.
To volunteer, click here.
Contact: info@projectconnectco.org or (541) 385-8977
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