Share Case Study Essay

The agency that I have chosen to research is Share, which is located in Vancouver, Washington. This in a non-profit agency which serves the local community and Clark County in the pursuit in ending homelessness. The main office is located at 2500 Main Street in Vancouver, with offices and facilities scattered throughout the county. The mission of Share is to lead the hungry and the homeless to self-sufficiency by providing food, shelter, housing, education, advocacy, and compassion through the strength of our community (Share, 2017). The organization has a vision where there is a community where there is no longer anymore hunger, the residents are safe, there is adequate housing, and people have the skills that will enhance their quality of life. In the beginning, when Share first came to light, beginning in 1979, it was as it is today, an organization of compassion. This is something that those who were …show more content…
By helping families, Share, in 2004 begun the Children’s Backpack Program and Children’s Summer Lunch program, where they reached out to over 22,000 children for free or reduced cost meals. By partnering with Washington State University and Evergreen School District, they were able to accomplish this.
Share House houses 40 residents, but over 1800 people from the homeless community visit them on a yearly basis for services such a free showers, laundry and housing. In 2007, Share began its Outreach program to start assessing those in the community and find out what those needs are. In 2013, Share open what is called the Fromhold Service Center, which houses the ASPIRE office, as well as the Council for the Homeless. In 2015, Lincoln Place, a Housing First facility, which has 30 units and houses the most vulnerable of the homeless community,