The Home For Everyone board recently submitted recommendations to the City of Portland and Multnomah County. Home For Everyone is a plan to bring the community together to oversee an array of complex services to deliver the best outcomes for ending indivi ...
26 Mar 2015 - Israel Bayer
By Joanne Zuhl, Staff Writer They carpooled and packed into buses, wearing buttons in solidarity and some paired in matching T-shirts. More than 150 of them, of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, made the trip. They came for Housing Opportunity Lobby Da ...
23 Apr 2013 - Joanne Zuhl
Two months isn’t a lot of time to find an apartment when landlords can discriminate against voucher holders By Justin Buri, Contributing Columnist We know that when Oregon residents have access to safe, stable and affordable housing, we are not only able ...
7 Mar 2013 - Street Roots Staff
by Aaron Burkhalter, Contributing Writer Section 8 is hard enough to come by, but those who are duped by fake websites that appeared Feb. 4 on Google, Bing and Yahoo may have no chance at all. The Seattle Housing Authority opened registration for the Sect ...
6 Mar 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Rep. Tina Kotek becomes the state’s new Speaker of the House, on the support of a Democratic majority and the expectations of a state in need of change By Joanne Zuhl, Staff Writer To mark her swearing in as the state’s newest House Speaker, Oregon Rep. T ...
31 Jan 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Sen. Wyden calls on HUD to prevent Section 8 terminations, homelessness Sen. Ron Wyden has written a letter to Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, calling for assistance for the families in Northwest Oregon who are being dropped from re ...
17 Jun 2009 - Street Roots
The Letter [caption id="attachment_1687" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Jennifer Cherry stands in the doorway of her home, holding the cancellation letter from the housing authority. Photo by Ken Hawkins"] ...
12 Jun 2009 - Street Roots
Homeless by bureaucracy A Street Roots Editorial Take a good look at these faces. They reflect the faces of today’s homeless population – right before they become homeless. They are not the faces of people who are lazy, addicted or chose the streets. They ...
12 Jun 2009 - Street Roots