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Your donation supports long-term solutions to homelessness in Central Oregon. FUSE relies on donations to keep our lights on, the Barrier Busting Fund stocked, and rental assistance checks flowing.

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Our list of contacts is the first place we’ll go to share news, invite support, and introduce new projects.

We would love to visit your virtual or in-person classroom, community meeting, or professional group to share more about our work or engage in dialogue about solutions to homelessness. Please reach out for more info, reach out to Colleen Sinsky at csinsky@centraloregonfuse.org to request a formal presentation or informal conversation tailored to your group.

At this time, we have a need for long-term volunteers for the following: (1) coordinate a drive to collect gift cards for participant birthdays (2) web design/social media (3) a long-term "supportive employment coach."

Please reach out for more information and stay tuned to our newsletter for additional volunteer needs. If our volunteer needs don’t match what you or your group is looking for, we encourage you to visit Family Kitchen, Shepherds House, or the Homeless Leadership Coalition for great ways to support our unhoused community.

Notice that FUSE never “helps homeless people.” Instead, we use person-first language because the experience of homelessness or houselessness is a temporary condition that does not define someone. For the same reason, we say “someone living with a disabling condition” rather than “disabled person.”

We also “support” “walk-alongside” “empower,” or “navigate resources” with our participants. When we’re limited to “helping” someone, it’s a one-way interaction rather than a collaborative effort towards the goals our participant has set.

We encourage you to notice how the language around homelessness that you hear and use changes perspectives.