Tent cities might not be popular, but they're a lot more effective than doing nothing It’s time for the city and county to support scaling up the tent city model in our region. Being able to find a permanent location for Right 2 Dream Too on the east ...
3 Sep 2015 - Israel Bayer
There’s a lot of reason to celebrate this Independence Day. July Fourth is a time to look back on the founding of the United States and the documents that shape and control our democracy. We saw the system at its best during the last days of June: the Sup ...
7 Jul 2015 - Janet Byrd
Neighborhood Partnerships and the Oregon Housing Alliance asked: What do you want to see? Last month we asked community members to share their vision. We asked: What does building Oregon’s future mean to you? What would change in your life, in your experi ...
1 Jun 2015 - Omar Carrillo
Homeless camp sweeps in Portland illustrate dearth of services available now Every year about this time, like clockwork, the City of Portland conducts annual camp sweeps in inner Southeast Portland, and eventually parts of downtown right before the Rose F ...
28 May 2015 - SR editorial board
Street Roots vendor Johnny Williams reflects on obstacles, opportunity and support Homelessness is a problem that cannot be fixed just by throwing money at it. You can throw money at a fire all day long, and it will never put out the fire. Only helping pe ...
3 Apr 2015 - Johnny Williams
Oregonian reporter Anna Griffin talks with Israel Bayer about her special report on homelessness in Portland Anna Griffin has been around the block. After spending 10 years at the Charlotte Observer, Griffin moved west to take a job at The Oregonian. Her ...
12 Mar 2015 - Israel Bayer
COMMENTARY Society wants homeless people to get up, and they would prefer that they do it on their own. Yet, homeless people are spending so much time in line that they have no time to get their high school equivalency diploma (GED) or job training. It’s ...
4 Mar 2015 - Johnny Williams
Those who envision an Oregon where every person has opportunity that comes with a safe, decent, affordable home are fortunate to live in 2015. The moment is pregnant with opportunity. Every day, more and more conversations are popping up about homelessnes ...
18 Feb 2015 - Matt Kinshella
Portland, like many cities throughout the United States, finds itself at a crossroads. How do we collectively tackle the housing crisis and begin to really put the resources needed into ending homelessness? Anna Griffin’s series on homelessness in The Ore ...
18 Feb 2015 - Israel Bayer
A common misnomer in many communities, including Portland, is that when you offer services to people experiencing homelessness and poverty, you attract more people experiencing homelessness. We call it the magnet myth. The reality is this kind of thinking ...
30 Jan 2015 - Israel Bayer