Category Archives: Americas

Quest Center for Integrative Health

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Quest Center for Integrative Health (Quest) is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit wellness center that provides multidisciplinary and integrative healthcare in a community-based setting to all people. Founded in 1989 by two friends, Lusijah Marx, RN, PMHNP, PsyD, and Lucas Harris, Quest was originally a psychosocial support service provider for people living with HIV/AIDS. Since that time, Quest’s services have expanded to include all those living with chronic illnesses and pain in addition to a holistically focused medical/wellness component. For three decades, Quest has striven to meet the needs of people who are experiencing challenges to their physical, mental and emotional health. They endeavor to create a place of healing, where their clients trust and value Quest Center as an inclusive, empowering, safe and diverse community of support.

Quest’s mission is to provide integrative healthcare services, education and inclusive community support to those seeking a wellness-focused approach for fully living. We operate five pillar programs including:

  • WISH (Wellness, Integrity & Sustainable Health): a non-opioid based, medical and behavioral health program designed to treat chronic pain for low-income communities;
  • FSR (Finding and Sustaining Recovery): an outpatient substance treatment program, including housing for houseless LGBTQIA2S+ and HIV+ people;
  • Medical and Wellness Services: naturopathic, osteopathic, Chinese medicine, yoga, acupuncture and nutritional education;
  • HIV Services: opt-out HIV testing, individual and group therapy, peer support, and HIV educational services, this program offers the only psychosocial support group for women living with HIV and their children;
  • Mental Health Services: evaluations, individual and group therapy, and client-centered services; 

With our roots in non-profit service, we believe strongly in excellence of service and the same quality and variety of care options should be available to all of our patients, regardless of income, insurance, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, race, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, HIV status, or chronic health conditions. Our commitment to evidence-based practice with at-risk populations is fundamental to our work and essential to the health of our community.

We offer services to uninsured and underinsured clients based on outside funding sources through the generosity of government agencies, corporations, foundations, and individual friends of Quest Center.

Contact Quest
(+1) 503 238-5203
info@quest-center.org 

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Beautiful Portland

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“Distributing food to our Portland neighbors is an act of peace. Hunger fosters fear and violence—nourishment calms and comforts. Though I cannot solve the economic or housing crises that are crushing the lower economic tiers of residents in Portland, I can become a conduit for love, comfort and abundance by being a part of a network of volunteers offering consistent nourishment.”

Jennifer Skyler received the first grant from the Melinda Wallis Memorial Fund to support her efforts to distribute hot food to the homeless in Portland, Oregon.

Hi Elizabeth, Marilyn & Aminah,

Here we are in downtown Portland, serving the beautiful roasted veggies & beans & rice made by Subud Sisters, and the take-away food provided by Elizabeth! I’m wearing a grey ski cap and behind me you can see the line beginning to extend around the block. It was in the freezing temperatures & the wind chill made it in the 20’s, but still, folks lined up!

Our Subud brother Vien has been consistently supplying us with warm blankets & clothes donated by Portland Subud members. It takes a Beautiful village. Thank you all for your loving support!

Jenny

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The Melinda Wallis Memorial Fund

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SD USA has set aside money—$1000 in the first year—available to fund grant proposals submitted by Subud USA members to engage in small local charitable efforts that address humanitarian issues and interests that are “within the meaning” of the 501c3 tax status of SD USA.

Melinda Wallis, who held Subud USA together for so many years and constantly helped others both within Subud and in the broader community throughout her life.

Projects can address humanitarian, educational, environmental, or scientific goals. (If you are unsure whether your project is elegible, don’t be shy, ask us.)
The grants will be quite small, up to $500 each, and are available for one year only, not renewable for at least one year after the initial year.

To apply, submit a brief project proposal. Grant proposals will be reviewed by the SD USA Board on a first come, first served basis, so act now! Here is a link to the application form.

Who can apply? Individual Subud members, groups of several Subud members, or a local Subud center Center. (We encourage applicants to work collaboratively on proposals.) These proposals would then be reviewed and grants would be awarded by the Board of Directors of SD USA as they come in. These grants are not tied to the regular granting cycle of SD USA and the criteria for granting is less stringent than those we use for larger grants. We want these projects to succeed! So, if there seem to be problems in the application, we will try to work with the applicant(s).

Kids can apply, too! Members of the Subud community of any age can submit proposals, but those under age 16 should under the mentorship of a local adult Subud member.

Proposals should be submitted between March 1 – Dec. 31 of any given year. A brief progress report will be required from the recipient(s) at the end of the year.

Click here for the application form.

NB: If you have difficulty downloading this form through your browser, try right-clicking on the link (Windows), or Control-Click (Mac). Then select, “Download this Link.”

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