On the north side of Commercial Street in Astoria – between 10th and 11th streets – is a building housing the Beacon Clubhouse and Filling Empty Bellies. The two organizations are filling gaps in the community – meeting vital needs – but they serve and attract homeless people and that has caused concern from some neighbors. To learn more about Beacon Clubhouse and Filling Empty Bellies I talked with the couple that runs them, Erin Carlsen and Osarch (pronounced Ozark) Orak. We also heard occasional comments from their 10 month old son….
Host Roger Rocka interviews Terri Steenbergen, executive director of The Harbor, which provides help, support and services for victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault...
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Forest Poets Event featuring Reba Owen, Jim Dott, Lauren Mallett, Logan Garner, and Dr. Robert Michael Pyle