Thayer Family Foundation Veterans Shelter
A first-of-its-kind facility Filling a critical need for houseless Veterans to have a space to practice sobriety while working toward their housing goals.
A new community.
The Thayer Family Foundation Veterans Shelter is an abstinence-based recovery shelter designed to provide Veterans with a supportive, encouraging community to maintain their sobriety and access case management services to accelerate their journey to long-term housing.
The shelter is expected to house up to 18 Veterans with 24/7 shelter and supportive services.
Veterans have access to an on-site pantry, a clothing closet, and will be served one hot meal each day.
Staff also provide vocational assistance like resume writing, job search navigation, assistance accessing benefits, resource navigation and housing searches.
“Having a recovery community, especially one that’s Veteran-centered, is something that would have changed everything for me when I was going through my struggles. We’re building a space that’s been so needed and the Do Good community has been ready for.”
— Matthew Harvey, a U.S. Navy Veteran and Do Good case manager
What is Abstinence-based recovery?
In our decade of serving Portland’s houseless community, we’ve learned that there is a need for a space that totally restricts drug and alcohol use to help reinforce productive habits for those who might not be able to do it alone.
In order to be eligible for this program, prospective participants must be actively engaged in a treatment program or be willing to start one as part of the intake process. DGM staff will collaborate with an individual's primary treatment provider to ensure that participants are adhering to their treatment plan with corrective action protocols if testing or behavior indicate they aren’t.
Our goal is to provide staff and support that can foster positive routines for houseless Veterans that will lead to healthy, independent lives in permanent housing after leaving shelter.