The rates of basic-needs insecurity at Portland State are higher than the average across four-year institutions Housing and food insecurity among students and staff at Portland State University are widespread, and they’re hitting vulnerable groups on camp ...
24 Sep 2020 - Jessica Pollard
Some houseless campers remained in Forest Park despite thick smoke and fire risk this past week Under a blanket of sickly-colored smoke billowing overhead, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler on Sept. 10 ordered the closure of all city parks, citing the risk of fi ...
19 Sep 2020 - Henry Latourett...
As the air quality remains 'very unhealthy,' many people experiencing homelessness remain outdoors, choking on smoke Historically poor air quality brought increasing health risks to the forefront of the houseless community in Portland this week ...
16 Sep 2020 - Jessica Pollard
NAYA was successful in renting 51 of 59 new units in Portland to Native households, and a clever financing model made that possible Nesika Illahee is the first of its kind. The 59-unit affordable-housing complex doubles as off-reservation tribal housing, ...
26 Aug 2020 - B. Toastie
The co-founder of Sisters of the Road, who died Aug. 19, touched many people. Here's what some of them have to say. Genny Nelson, co-founder of Sisters of the Road Cafe, was an indomidable force of human nature in Portland’s political and social envi ...
26 Aug 2020 - Street Roots
Fair Housing Council of Oregon director Allan Lazo breaks down the AFFH and the dangers associated with removing requirements that promoted racial and economic integration Last month, President Donald Trump took a moment to type out two character-limited ...
17 Aug 2020 - Ann-Derrick Gaillot
In the Portland area, a growing number of students are experiencing some form of homelessness, and COVID-19 has made it harder to balance schoolwork with basic needs Attending college classes online and studying at home doesn’t mean long hours in a home o ...
11 Aug 2020 - Christen McCurdy
NAYA is developing its second Portland apartment complex, Mamook Tokatee, with a gallery next door Portland’s Native American Youth and Family Center broke ground on a 56-unit affordable-housing development Tuesday. The project, called Mamook Tokatee, beg ...
5 Aug 2020 - B. Toastie
Blanchet House in Old Town needs donations of water bottles to distribute to people experiencing homelessness as temperatures near 100 degrees over the next two days For the first time in the 130 days since Multnomah County commissioners declared a state ...
25 Jul 2020 - Jessica Pollard
In a town where no year-round emergency shelter is provided, people forced to sleep outside will have relief from punitive measures A federal judge on Wednesday issued an opinion in the class-action lawsuit homeless residents brought against the Southern ...
23 Jul 2020 - Emily Green