The Project PATH office outside of Hermiston, Ore., on Aug. 18, 2026. The nonprofit Stepping Stones Alliance partnered with several cities and Umatilla County to create Project PATH, a temporary housing and shelter site for people experiencing homelessness.
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The nonprofit Stepping Stones Alliance formed to provide a year-round shelter for people experiencing homelessness in and around Umatilla County. The organization partnered with several cities and the county to build a temporary housing project, which opened in 2023.
The facility includes an overnight shelter, as well as individual shelter units where “members” can receive wraparound services while seeking more permanent housing.
We’ll hear more about how the project is going from Executive Director Jesalyn Cole, who took us on a tour of the site. We’ll also talk with member Sean Scanlon, who came to Stepping Stones last year.
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