In a Sentinel article from 1952, founders of Blanchet House welcome the public to visit.
A line forms at Blanchet House in 1962. (Sentinel archives)
Scott Kerman is current executive director of Blanchet House. (Gordon Oliver/Catholic Sentinel)
Jacqueline Peterson-Loomis
The Cardinal Cafe in the Skid Row area of Portland was a self-help rehabilitation project for men trying to find their way back into society. It was under the direction of Fr. Gilbert Lulay, shown here in 1971. (Sentinel archives)
Genny Nelson, lower right, with workers at Sisters of the Road Cafe in 1995. (Courtesy Sisters of the Road Cafe)
Students from the University of Portand attend a Christmas party in 2015 at the Macdonald Center in Old Town, founded by Holy Cross Father Richard Berg. (Sentinel archives)
Some Blanchet founders and earliest supporters stand in front of the old facility in 2010: Joe Van Gulik, Pete Van Hoomissen, Bob Wack, Gene Feltz, Tom Moore, Jim O’Hanlon and John Moore. (Courtesy University of Portland)
Fr. Richard Berg is shown in the 1980s.
Good Shepherd Sisters Cathie Boerboom and Elsie Field visit a resident of a downtown Portland hotel in the mid-1990s. (Denise Hogan/Catholic Sentinel)
Jesuit Fr. Gary Smith, shown here in the 1990s, is a longtime presence in Old Town. He now serves via Blanchet House. (Gerry Lewin/Catholic Sentinel)
The 2012 Blanchet House, at the west end of the Steel Bridge, replaced a 1905 structure the ministry had used since 1952. (Gordon Oliver/Catholic Sentinel)
A man eats outside Blanchet House, the anchor ministry for homeless people in Portland. (Gordon Oliver/Catholic Sentinel)
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