Annual Report
Annual Report
2022 was a year of incredible impact thanks to Blanchet House’s generous supporters. Volunteers, staff, and donors are the driving force behind every meal and night’s stay in one of our programs. Their giving of themselves, their resources, and their time sustain our community of support. Blanchet House continues to fill the often overlooked need for human connection.
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297,099
Meals Served
Our hot meal program offers nutritious and delicious food to thousands of people challenged by homelessness, poverty, and disabilities.
Nights of Shelter
Two no-cost residential programs for men offer a safe place to live while on the path to improved health and self-sufficiency.
20,000
1,700
Volunteers
Blanchet House attracts compassionate and committed volunteers to serve meals in the cafe. Signing up to volunteer is simple and a rewarding direct service opportunity.
In-Kind Donations
Pounds of Food Rescued
Blanchet House developed a system to take in surplus good food, get it to people who need it, and keep it from going to waste. We also share with partner organizations.
564,432
Our Community
Blanchet Farm Offers An Oasis of Hope
Blanchet House operates Blanchet Farm, a 62-acre property located one hour outside of Portland, for men to build sobriety and a new direction in life.
After many attempts to gain long-lasting sobriety, Rob Moody, 57, needed something different–an unorthodox approach to addiction recovery. A friend recommended he try Blanchet Farm in rural Oregon. For a city dweller, farm life would be new to Moody.
“I never thought I’d enjoy living out in the country. It started with the animals,” Moody says. “Walking the goats. I’d lie down for an hour in the trees watching the goats eat.”
For Moody and others, a traumatic childhood spent in and out of foster care led him to self-medicate with substances. He’d tried many times to quit using drugs.
“Toward the end of my stay at the farm, several guys asked me, ‘How do you do it? How are you happy day and after?’ Moody recalls. “One word, gratitude. Look around. Look at what you have here.”
Read more about Blanchet House’s life-changing programs at BlanchetHouse.org/news.
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