As Oregon recovers from the recession, the state’s new director of Human Services looks at meeting the needs of a growing demand When Erinn Kelley-Siel became interim director of Oregon’s Department of Human Services in February 2011 and permanent directo ...
14 Aug 2013 - Amanda Waldroupe
There’s a lot of money — and lives — resting on Oregon’s grand experiment in restructuring health care through Medicaid. Portland metropolitan area’s largest coordinated care organization, Health Share of Oregon, like others across the state, have a manda ...
30 Jul 2013 - Amanda Waldroupe
Shelters, domestic violence, foster care among priorities commissioner emphasizes in city’s housing agenda Portland Mayor Charlie Hales shocked City Hall watchers when he announced his bureau assignments in early June. With few exceptions, each commission ...
27 Jun 2013 - Amanda Waldroupe
Progress of a bill that would prohibit discrimination against Section 8 tenants has slowed due to last minute intense, delicate negotiations between landlord and tenant advocacy groups. But it is still expected to pass the Oregon Legislature, largely due ...
13 Jun 2013 - Amanda Waldroupe
The unfiltered lens of Mary Ellen Mark An elephant trainer with his elephant’s trunk gently curled around his neck. Trained street dogs. Homeless people. Disabled children. Prom. Leprosy hospitals. Circuses. Mother Theresa. Oregon State Hospital patients. ...
2 Sep 2010 - Amanda Waldroupe