News & Press
- Updates
This May we are celebrating the huge contributions from Bunny McElroy (she/they), a Direct Caregiver in Macdonald Residence Assisted Living with Maybelle Center!
- Updates
This April we are celebrating the incredible contributions from Lidia Pimentel (she/her), a Direct Caregiver in Macdonald Residence Assisted Living with Maybelle Center!
- Updates
This March we are celebrating the unique contributions from Kim Bryan (she/her), our Accounting Coordinator!
- Updates
“University of Portland has been part of Maybelle Center’s story since the very beginning, so having Father John step into our Board President role feels like a full-circle moment for us,” said Maybelle Center Executive Director Michelle Meyer.
- Updates
As new and unrealistic SNAP requirements take effect, our Members risk losing food assistance—not because they no longer qualify, but because they can’t keep up with drastic, unrealistic policy changes. For those living with poverty or mental illness, many of whom may not even know the rules have changed, the result will be devastating. At Maybelle Center, we are working alongside our Members to reduce these calamities before they happen.
- Thought Leadership, Updates
Maybelle Center is the first organization in Oregon—and among the first in the nation—to use the Belonging Barometer, a leading tool for measuring belonging in a community setting.
- Thought Leadership, Updates
Thanks to your support, Behavioral Support Specialist Nina (and her ten-pound sidekick, Stevie Lix) help Residents at Macdonald Residence find stability and calm long before crisis hits.
From easing transitions out of houselessness to supporting folks living with trauma, mental health, or substance use challenges, Nina’s work helps make Macdonald Residence more than an assisted living facility—it’s a place where belonging can grow.
