Lack of affordable housing, health care needs and a digital divide worsen conditions for homeless seniors Editor's note: This story discusses self-harm. In her late 50s, Laurie depended on $100 a month in food stamps while she lived in her car. She a ...
24 Jan 2024 - Ellen Clarke
An increasing number of older Oregonians end up on the streets while local and state initiatives seek to mend a faltering safety net The intersection of poverty and aging is a precarious place. This is the liminal space where homelessness and serious heal ...
3 Jan 2024 - Ellen Clarke
Black & Beyond the Binary Collective event raises funds and awareness for ongoing housing instability crisis Revered Portland drag queen Marla Darling pretended everything was okay. She wasn’t telling her coworkers, but she was living in a garage. Dar ...
26 Jul 2023 - Ellen Clarke