Outside In is a nonprofit organization in Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...

 that helps homeless youth and other marginalized people move towards improved health and self-sufficiency by providing social and medical services. Founded in 1968 in Downtown Portland

Downtown Portland

Downtown Portland, the city center of Portland, Oregon, United States, is located on the west bank of the Willamette River. It is in the northeastern corner of the southwest section of the city and is where most of the city's high-rise buildings are found....

, Outside In has continually revised their services to meet changing client needs and provide individualized support for homeless youth. Their services include programs in housing, education, employment, counseling, medical care, healthy meals, recreation and art, and safety off the streets. As a Federally Qualified Health Center, Outside In provides 20,000 medical visits each year to the most vulnerable members of the community. Outside In’s medical clinic is a teaching site for medical students of OHSU, OCOM and NCNM.

Outside In's Virginia Woof Dog Daycare is the first dog daycare

Dog daycare

Dog Daycare, often known as "Doggie Daycare," refers to a short-term boarding kennel service for dogs. It shares many similarities with a regular daycare for children, with the exception being that a dog daycare is for canines.Baranauckas, Carla...

 center in the country to be used as a job-training program. A nationally recognized program, Virginia Woof provides job training to give youth a foundation from which to build assets, gain experience and financial skills, and move into jobs in career tracks. Homeless youth who are trained and job ready can become employed and establish a productive life in the community.

Rock musician Elliott Smith

Elliott Smith

Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith was an American singer-songwriter and musician. Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and resided for a significant portion of his life in Portland, Oregon, where he first gained popularity...

 had planned to work with the organization but never got the opportunity before his death in 2003. As a result, his family has chosen that a portion of the proceeds from his posthumous compilation album New Moon

New Moon (Elliott Smith album)

New Moon is a 2-CD/2-LP posthumous compilation album by Elliott Smith, released on May 8, 2007 by Kill Rock Stars.It contains 24 previously unreleased songs recorded between 1994 and 1997, when Smith recorded his albums Elliott Smith and Either/Or, both also released by Kill Rock Stars. It peaked...

(released on 8 May 2007) will be donated to Outside In.

See also

• Emergency shelter
  Emergency shelter
  Emergency shelters are places for people to live temporarily when they can't live in their previous residence, similar to homeless shelters. The main difference is that an emergency shelter typically specializes in people fleeing a specific type of situation, such as natural or man-made disasters,...
  
  
• Homeless youth
• Homelessness in the United States
  Homelessness in the United States
  Homelessness in the United States has continued to remain a focus area of concern of social service providers, government officials, and policy professionals since its resurgence among many types of individuals and families. The number of homeless people further grew in the 1980s, as housing and...
  
  
• Gus Van Sant
  Gus Van Sant
  Gus Green Van Sant, Jr. is an American director, screenwriter, painter, photographer, musician, and author. He is a two time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director for his 1997 film Good Will Hunting and his 2008 film Milk, both of which were also nominated for Best Picture, and won the...