Affordable housing complex for people in addiction recovery opens in SE Portland [Video]

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) – An affordable housing complex specifically designed for people who are recovering from addictions opened Thursday in southeast Portland.

The Meridian Gardens apartments celebrated the opening with a party complete with a live band, dancing and food for everyone.

The latest housing project by Central City Concern, Meridian Gardens will be home to more than 80 sober residents, offering them wrap-around resources from substance counseling and case management.

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For Josue Vargas, it’s not just a new apartment, it’s a new lifestyle. One focused on recovery and sobriety.

“I see it as a new beginning,” Vargas said. “I kept having problems with alcohol to a point where I lost everything. I separated myself from family and friends and everything.”

Vargas said he has been homeless at …