What We Do
Hospitality
We offer temporary housing to unaccompanied youth, young adults, and others in need. Our guests typically live with us anywhere from 1 week to 18 months, depending on their need. During that time, they become a part of our family, sharing meals, a living space, and the joys and struggles of life. Dandelion House core members support our guests in pursuing their various life goals. There is no cost for staying at our House of Hospitality.
Street Meals
Every Friday we serve a home-cooked meal to about 120-150 of our unhoused neighbors. We believe that meals should be warm, nutritious, and celebratory. Recent meals include beef stew, turkey chili, ham & potato soup, and lasagna. Contact us to volunteer as a grocery shopper, cook, or server!
Garden
Our 8 garden beds provide fresh, organic produce for our hot meal program, and we are working to grow a food forest. Love to get your hands dirty? Contact us to volunteer in the garden!
Room for Love
Our growing network of host families provide temporary housing to those in need in the spare bedrooms of their homes, with support and mentorship from Dandelion House.
Sacred Organizing
In collaboration with the Clackamas Land and Housing Coalition and other grassroots groups, we advocate locally for just and inclusive housing policies.
Resistance
We speak out in support of life on Earth and against violence in all forms, including nuclear weapons, guns, and fossil fuel extraction. Want to plan an action with us? Please reach out.
Habitat Restoration
In collaboration with the Clackamas Land and Housing Coalition and other grassroots groups, we advocate locally for just and inclusive housing policies.
Gatherings
We gather as a community for prayer, barbecues, storytelling, and more. Sign up for our newsletter to find out about the latest events at Dandelion House.