Rev. Charlotte Cramer, MDiv, founder of Temple of the Forgotten, is an Interfaith Minister and Street Chaplain. She is a social-spiritual innovator, an educator on homelessness and spiritual care, and an active provider of spiritual care in Portland.
Rev. Charlotte Cramer, MDiv, founder of Temple of the Forgotten, is an Interfaith Minister and Street Chaplain based in Portland, OR. She is a social-spiritual innovator, an educator on homelessness and spiritual care, and an active provider of spiritual support in her local community. Rev. Charlotte brings extensive chaplaincy and spiritual care training, years of advocacy for this work, and a bold approach to systemic change rooted in spirituality and the values of the younger generations.
She began her work in Marin County, CA, and now continues in Portland, OR. Through her outreach, she has built meaningful relationships and supported hundreds of individuals living on the streets, in jail and in treatment.
She has also led non-denominational spiritual programs in county jail and facilitated memorials and other services. Rev. Charlotte is a frequent guest speaker on street chaplaincy in congregations across the West Coast, and is often holding workshops and trainings on spiritual care for the unhoused.
