A Meal.

A Home.

A Future.

Blanchet House serves anyone who comes to our doors without judgment. We believe everyone deserves food, clothes, community, and hope.

On a mission to alleviate suffering and offer hope for a better life by serving essential aid with dignity.

What We Do

Blanchet House Hot Meals

Hot Meals

The Founders Café is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner Monday-Saturday. We serve freshly prepared, well-balanced meals to anyone who comes to our doors during meal hours.

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Farm Program

Blanchet Farm, located one hour outside Portland, is a men’s transitional residential program that offers an opportunity to build a healthier sober life in a rural setting.

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House Program

The downtown Portland residential program offers a free safe space to recover and refocus for 8 months. Through dignity and respect, we help you build towards the life you want.

Ways to Help

Volunteer

Compassionate people aged 14 and older are needed to serve meals, sort clothing, and more. Easily sign up online.

donate to Blanchet House

Donate

Your financial support makes a powerful difference in the lives of the people in need of Blanchet’s life-sustaining services.

Care Kits Kids Blanchet House

Make

Help our guests experiencing homelessness from your home. Make toiletry care kits, sack lunches, or collect clothing and sleeping essentials.

Latest News & Events

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Blanchet Farm Grand Opening 2024 (11)

Grand Opening of New Facility at Blanchet Farm

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On Sept. 12, 2024, Blanchet House staff, board, and supporters celebrated the expansion of its men's addiction recovery farm with a ribbon-sawing ceremony. The newly opened facility at Blanchet Farm…
Backcover of book Toby Finds a Home depicts the line of diners outside Blanchet House

New! We Wrote a Children’s Book, Toby Finds a Home

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Toby Finds a Home is more than a story, it’s a call to action, inviting children and their communities to come together in the spirit of kindness and service. We’re…
residents of Blanchet House have diverse needs that caused their homelessness, David and Hassan

Evolving to Serve Diverse Needs of People Experiencing Homelessness

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Our Residential Program Has Evolved to Serve Diverse Needs of People Experiencing Homelessness Hassan and David met in Blanchet House’s residential program and have grown to be good friends and…
Narcan Harm Reduction Duke Reiss

Harm Reduction Saves Lives, I Know Because It Saved Mine

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Harm reduction can lessen health and safety risks associated with drug use.  By Duke Reiss  In my time working as a Peer Support Specialist at Blanchet House in downtown Portland,…

OUR PHILOSOPHY

“How we walk with the broken speaks louder than how we sit with the great.”

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Our Story

Blanchet House was founded in 1952 by a group of University of Portland alumni as a house of hospitality in the model of those established by the Catholic Worker Movement.

It started with a simple mission to offer food to the unemployed in Old Town. Since then, Blanchet has grown to provide clothing, hygiene items, community, and transitional recovery programs to thousands of people every year downtown and at a farm.

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SERVICES

We make a difference, one relationship at a time, through food, clothing, and supportive housing programs.

LEARN

We welcome and serve meals to everyone with compassion and dignity. Join as a guest, a volunteer, a resident, a donor, or a supporter.

GET INVOLVED

There are many people in immediate need of food, clothing, access to hygiene, shelter, community, and hope.

DONATE

Your gift will help stabilize lives by providing meals, transitional housing, and other vital services to vulnerable individuals and families.