Understanding the link has created opportunities for training and prevention in Oregon “Breaking the Silence” is a statewide media collaboration aimed at putting a spotlight on the public health crisis of suicide in Oregon and offering our readers, listen ...
5 Apr 2019 - Amanda Waldroupe
The vulnerable residents of this affordable complex in downtown Portland have found an ally The 31 low-income tenants facing eviction from the Lincoln Hotel in downtown Portland have found an ally in Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury. Before a Jan. ...
11 Jan 2019 - Amanda Waldroupe
Local agencies weigh budget options to alleviate the high-stress and low-wage conditions social-service workers face on the front lines of the homeless crisis Low wages, high staff turnover, stress and low morale are rife among the staff at homeless servi ...
21 Dec 2018 - Amanda Waldroupe
Last summer, the Clackamas Service Center was nearly destroyed by fire. Today, it has reopened with a new vision and fresh approach to helping the neighborhood. Necessity is the mother of invention, as the saying goes. For the Clackamas Service Center, wh ...
12 Oct 2018 - Amanda Waldroupe
Officials struggle with whether or not to fund services for unsheltered residents, while finding ways to promote affordable housing construction At the southern edge of Bend’s downtown district, off of busy Northeast Division Street, lies Harmony House. A ...
18 May 2018 - Amanda Waldroupe
Portland’s pedestrian use zones ‘deeply troubling,’ legal director says The question of how people experiencing homelessness occupy public spaces has become a seasonal argument these days. As with years past, the question is again thrust into the public s ...
22 Dec 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe
As the homeless figures rise, the need for more toilets, showers and laundry facilities is evident During the last week of September, two portable toilets were placed in downtown Oregon City, providing access to public restrooms in downtown 24 hours a day ...
6 Oct 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe
Trump's budget cuts threaten to unravel Portland's success housing veterans After living his car, homeless, for a little over a year, Daniel Kallunki moved into a one-bedroom apartment near Troutdale last November, less than a month after receiv ...
26 May 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe
The new complex is met with high demand, but some housing advocates question the fairness of the application process It is 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31, and close to two dozen people wait outside the doors of Catholic Charities’ main Portland office on t ...
9 Feb 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe
The state is reopening the application process after the first round revealed inherent challenges There is hardly a population of people who face more barriers to securing affordable housing than those who live with severe mental illnesses, such as schizo ...
29 Dec 2016 - Amanda Waldroupe