Community News

Polk Community Resource Center held it’s open house on January 30th. Below is an article summarizing a recap with all the resources that will be offered to the public. Click here to view the article from the Itemizer-Observer.

Church at the Park (C@TP) submitted an application to host a transitional emergency shelter site in Dallas, OR. C@TP will be hosting two upcoming webinars to lay out the vision for the site and to answer any questions about the project. Use the QR codes attached to the flyer to attend or use the links…

The Polk County Family & Community Outreach Department invites you to the new Polk Community Resource Center open house held on Tuesday, January 30th from 4pm – 7pm. Location is 1407 Monmouth Independence Hwy. Monmouth, OR – Directly behind Roth’s on the “S” Curves. See below for both the English and Spanish flyer.

The upcoming long weekend is forecasted to bring some chilly winter weather. We want to share information about Polk County warming options available this weekend. Polk County Warming Centers: The Polk County Warming Centers will be activated this weekend. Here is the list of open warming center sites throughout Polk County: Falls City Community Center open Fri.…

A news segment was conducted by the KATU News team on Rural Homelessness in Oregon – specifically highlighting Polk County. Click the red play button below to watch the segment on YouTube. https://youtu.be/Slq1uXLOjyw

On 10/11, the PATHS Board approved Rural Polk County’s 5-Year Strategic Plan to Prevent and Address Homelessness. The plan was presented to the Polk County Board of Commissioners on 10/24. On November 1st, Polk County Itemizer-Observer posted an article about the plan being approved. Click here to read the article. This plan is organized with…