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William Temple House
Apologies for the lack of updates over the past week. It's been a busy one, with the holiday falling right in the middle of things. On top of work, Sarah and I have been moving into our new place up in North Portland. It's been quite a task getting our belongings moved across town. I'm having trouble sorting through all of my stuff.
We now have significantly more space to stretch out in. It's quite a relief to get out of studio apartments into a spacious two-bedroom flat. We've been combing Craigslist and the local thrift stores for furniture finds. There's a lot of space to fill, but we've settled on a design concept to guide us. Our motif is wood & chrome. Anything that doesn't vibe with this gets the boot. Just today I went to the William Temple House thrift store on NW Glisan and found three of these beautiful mid-century dining chairs for a total of $24. There are some amazing pieces out there for the price of a song.
A continuous source of inspiration is Apartment Therapy...
One in six Oregonians are without health insurance coverage ? this represents 576,000 individuals of all ages. About 116,000 are children under the age of 19. The Oregon Lions Mobile Health Screening Unit (MHSU) is partnering with William Temple House to bring FREE health screenings to two Portland locations, the William Temple House Thrift Store, March 11, 2008 and William Temple House North Portland, March 12, 2008 from 11am-4pm both days. Appointments are not necessary.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, William Temple House North Portland and the Oregon Lions Mobile Health Screening Unit (MHSU) must cancel the free health screening event at William Temple House North Portland originally scheduled to take place Wednesday, March 12, 2008 from 11am-4pm.
Donations go toward their charity programs: food, rent, clothing and counseling assistance.
[disclaimer: i am not associated with William Temple House in any way, just appreciate what they do]
There have been a few DAMNPORTLANDERS who have inquired about free/cheap medical and dental services.
Here is what I know of-
Outside-In has a mobile medical clinic. The doctors and services are fabulous and they try to give samples/free prescriptions as much as possible and are great about helping people get mental health meds in addition to other medications. For a schedule go to: www.outsidein.org/services.htm
There is a mobile medical van through Multnomah County. You can contact the County Health Department to learn more: 503-988-3674.
Other Medical Resources: Transition Projects has a good list at: www.tpprojects.org/pdfs/i&r.pdf
Dental Resources: 503-223-4121- Dental van, call for schedule
Dental Access Program (Mult. Co) 503-988-6942 for uninsured emergencies- sling scale, minimum $40.
Dental Plus Plan: 503-526-4411- 25% discount on general dental services, $65 annual fee.
NW Medical Teams: 503-624-1000- Info on dental van locations
Outside-In: call to check on available dental services.
Portland Community College- 503-977-4909, low cost dental hygiene and cleaning, runs Oct-June each year.
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I received a mass e-mail from Commissioner Sam Adams this morning, with information from this blog post on his site regarding a question of our times: "Paper or Plastic?". Grocery bags, cloth versus disposable diapers, how to put glass bottles in the yellow recycling bins, wasteful delivery of phone books - these are the policy questions that are the core sustainability issues for many Portlanders. They're not going to install a green roof on their home, or naturescape their yard. They'll get the bus if it's cheaper and/or more convenient, not on principle. Plastic or paper grocery bags? Check Sam's blog - 16 comments already, as I write.
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