FINDING HOME | He lived in his car for almost a year, but thanks to an invaluable support system, he now has an apartment in Portland Just six years ago, James Srp was in his early 60s, relatively healthy, employed, and renting a house in Beaverton, where ...
16 Feb 2017 - Robin Schauffler
Tom Lechner is an art teacher, IT expert, photographer, facilities manager and role model. He’s also the one who makes sure dozens of homeless children get to school each day. Tom Lechner sits at a schoolroom-style desk in one corner of a busy office, a c ...
17 Sep 2016 - Robin Schauffler
Northeast Portland gardener Tom Lichatowich finds hope in gardening and community “I think my favorite plant to grow is lettuce. Lettuce is very energetic, germinates quickly, and adds so much to the harvest with very few inputs,” Tom Lichatowich muses. T ...
3 Apr 2015 - Robin Schauffler