Laddie Read of Mainstream Media presents a brief profile of Central City Concern, including an overview of services provided. Central City Concern is a non-profit agency in Portland, Oregon with the mission “to provide pathways to self-sufficiency through active intervention in poverty and homelessness.”
Central City Concerns…Cascadia or whoever they are…never returned any of my phone calls regarding my son in the five years he was on their program and eventually, instead of his Cascadia doctor “intervening” when he went off of his medication…they seemed to ignore and let his psychosis play out for NINE months, resulting in his eviction and cycling him back onto the street while in a complete psychotic melt down. (he has severe schitzophrenia)
He of course, landed in jail, was released after 15 days and somehow managed to find his way to Florence…where, he was taken to he emergency room within 48 hours!
I had to commit him (something I feel his doctor at Cascadia Downtown Clinic should have done) and he is now in recovery…but not without a tremendous burden to his health, safety and a bout with the police! If only his family would have been made aware of this situation before it escalated! Central City Concerns…touts a homeless horn…but will put you on the street like a hot potato before intervening.