Safe Park Village to provide housing in Montavilla neighborhood

Published 9:32 am Thursday, March 16, 2023

Pastor Dwight Minnieweather with Straightway Services has been serving the local youth and homeless throughout Portland for more than twenty years.

The nonprofit said that when they learned they’d been selected by the county to run the new Safe Park Village site in Portland’s Montavilla neighborhood, they couldn’t wait to serve this community.

“In our community, it’s us looking out for the less fortunate,” Minnieweather said. “When we find those that need, when we give back, that’s when we’re meeting our moral integrity and responsibility.”

Straightaway Services Vice President Latoya said when they read the news, they both started to cry because “for this opportunity, for a pastor that has been doing this work for so long, and building the trust with the community, actually happening, finally, is just a blessing in itself.”

The county says their contract with Straightway Services will be funded by the Metro Supportive Housing Services program.

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