Building Days at Beacon Village

621 Northeast 76th Avenue,Portland OR 97213

09 June, 2021

Description

Come help build Beacon Village at Bridgeport UCC! Calling all volunteers to spend a few hours build this alternative shelter village. Beacon Village in partnership with Bridgeport United Church of Christ is building our first alternative shelter community with homes for up to ten residents in heated, powered, secure, hard-walled shelters, featuring a handmade shower & laundry trailer and open-air community living space. Over the next month, we are requesting community support for our builder Cascadia Clusters to construction platforms and other site improvements for the Shelter Pallet houses that will arrive around the end of Jun Choose a date/time--Bring your enthusiasm and ANY level of skill and: a covid maskgloves that fit snuglyear and eye protection if you have them (we have some)Lots of your own waterSun screensnackshand sanitizerWe will be using the following tools, if you have your own, please bring them as well: Short pry barsFraming (and other claw) hammersHeavy duty nail pulling/cutting pliersBattery-operated screw guns.To learn more about any of the partners on this project, visit: https://beaconvillagepdx.org/ http://www.bridgeportucc.org/ https://www.cascadiaclusters.org/ Beacon Village is dedicated to building, supporting and integrating alternative shelter communities throughout Portland, Oregon.