About Us | arkproject

You can't reach the top if you have a shaky foundation.

ARK Project serves homeless youth and their familes, as defined by the McKinney Vento Act, in the greater Coos County area. Our drop center is geared towards kids and youth ages 5-22, along with an extensive case management program for ages 16-21, and overall support and resource guidance for all youth and their familes effected by homelessness.

We are a program of the Coos Bay School District and work with homeless liaisons from surrounding school districts. Our drop center, which has a youth clothing closet, hygiene supplies, blankets, snacks, and emergency food supplies is open to any youth and their families experiencing homelessness.

Our goal is to steady the foundation of our homeless youth and remove barriers to education!

THE TEAM

Melinda Torres

Homeless Liaison

- Coos Bay School District

Melinda has recently moved back to the area from Pennsylvania where she completed her Master's in Public Health. She is the Coos Bay School District's Homeless Liaison/ARK Program Manager.

Tamara Beardsley

Case Manager

- Coos Bay School District

Tamara is a graduate of Marshfield High School, Southern Oregon University and most recently a graduate of Brandman University with a Masters in Organizational Leadership. She has wide range of experience working with a variety of youth in a multitude of settings.

Rachel serves as both student support and administrative

support for the ARK Project. She has over 15 years of experience working with youth of all ages.

Rachel Spore

Educational Assistant

-Coos Bay School District

Our Drop Center

The drop center is located at 755 S 7th Street in Coos Bay and is open Monday - Thursday from 1:00p to 5:00p.

Our Mission

We are a school-based program designed to help youth and families build strong foundations by fostering self-sufficiency, removing barriers to services and education and providing centralized access to resources.