Peer support helps people experiencing houselessness overcome vaccine hesitancy, June 4

Chances are you will find Jennifer Coon on the sidewalk talking with guests waiting for food in line during the Blanchet House of Hospitality’s lunch and dinner hours. Coon helps people struggling to survive in downtown Portland and she is busy. Within one hour, Coon brings a plate of food to a man in a wheelchair, gives clothes to those without shirts and shoes, offers bandages for wounds, lends a listening ear and distributes COVID-19 vaccine information.