We are excited to announce our new Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program based at the Bybee Lakes Hope Center Victory Garden. We will focus on crafting cut flowers into beautiful floral bouquets to offer during the summer of 2026. The CSA model has its roots in the work of Black farmers in the American South. In […]
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Bybee Lakes Hope Center Victory Garden
VetREST & Helping Hands Reentry Outreach Centers (two area 501(c)(3) non-profits) have partnered to create a Victory Garden at the Bybee Lakes Hope Center (BLHC) that provides hope & healing for homeless Veterans, families, and participants. The nearly three-acre development on the site of a former correctional facility, now a homeless transition center, launched in […]
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Sponsor
Pathways to Purpose Sponsorship Opportunities Thank you for your interest in sponsoring our end-of-year VetREST Gathering on December 3. We appreciate you! Your sponsorship helps expand our reach. Please start by reviewing our Sponsorship Packet (PDF) and filling out our Sponsorship form below. (If you are interested in donating directly or answering a special appeal, […]
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Bybee Lakes Victory Garden Harvest & Work Party
Join us Sunday October 14, 2023, from 9am-12pm to help finish the fence and harvest our fall bounty.
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VetREST Mailing Address: 10940 SW Barnes Road, #133 Portland, OR 97225 (503) 880-8809 Please use this form for general questions or comments. Other forms available are our Donation and Volunteer forms. * required
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Donate
Thank you for supporting our cause! Please enter the following information below to start the donation process. You will enter the donation or special appeal amount plus your billing information on the next screens via our processing partner, GiveButter. If you are unsure, please view our video with VetREST co-founder, Retired MG Dan York, on […]
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News
Latest News about VetRESTBybee Lakes Victory Garden Community EventsThe 2026 growing season is here! We are so excited about this year’s Garden activities, but we NEED YOUR HELP! Sign up for one of our volunteer workshop sessions to help out in the Garden. Therapeutic Horticulture Beginning March 2026, the VetREST Therapeutic Horticulture series works to […]
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Our Work
We Build Victory Gardens for Community and Veterans VetREST Bybee Lakes Hope Center Victory Garden overview video.
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About Us
How We Started After a cumulative period of receiving daily emails of Soldier suicides, Retired MG Daniel York (USAR), above right, put a plan in motion to stem the problem by addressing what is recognized as often a contributing issue—Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS) and the suffering it brings into the lives of so many Veterans. “According […]
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