Understanding the link has created opportunities for training and prevention in Oregon “Breaking the Silence” is a statewide media collaboration aimed at putting a spotlight on the public health crisis of suicide in Oregon and offering our readers, listen ...
5 Apr 2019 - Amanda Waldroupe
The vulnerable residents of this affordable complex in downtown Portland have found an ally The 31 low-income tenants facing eviction from the Lincoln Hotel in downtown Portland have found an ally in Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury. Before a Jan. ...
11 Jan 2019 - Amanda Waldroupe
Cully residents are exploring land banking as a way to preserve their Northeast Portland neighborhood’s affordability Living Cully, the nonprofit coalition that works to prevent gentrification and displacement in Portland’s Cully neighborhood, is explorin ...
10 Aug 2018 - Amanda Waldroupe
Every Tuesday, volunteers of Central Oregon Veterans Outreach visit homeless camps outside Bend, bringing with them basic supplies and human connection BEND, Ore. – It is quiet and still in the juniper forests north of Bend as four volunteer outreach work ...
4 May 2018 - Amanda Waldroupe
Tom Kemper harnessed knowledge in law, finance and development to build hundreds of affordable-housing units If you ask anyone in Central Oregon who has been the most productive developer of affordable-housing units in the region, you will get the same na ...
20 Apr 2018 - Amanda Waldroupe
A shortage of housing for middle-class workers leaves employers and professionals in a bind BEND, Ore. – Nearly seven years ago, Preston Callicott, the CEO of Bend-based software company Five Talent Software, offered a job to a software developer. The man ...
13 Apr 2018 - Amanda Waldroupe
The region is now beset with a housing shortage and an increase in homelessness. How will it respond as it continues to grow? BEND, Ore. – Sarah Kelley is exponentially busier than she was four years ago. Kelley is the executive director of Thrive Centra ...
13 Apr 2018 - Amanda Waldroupe
Portland’s pedestrian use zones ‘deeply troubling,’ legal director says The question of how people experiencing homelessness occupy public spaces has become a seasonal argument these days. As with years past, the question is again thrust into the public s ...
22 Dec 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe
Families had never been turned away from Multnomah County’s shelter. But now, Human Solutions struggles to accommodate everyone who needs services. A decision by the Joint Office of Homeless Services to start wait-listing homeless families who seek shelte ...
8 Dec 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe
The program will help dozens of people on fixed incomes pay their rent After Carolyn Lambert, 64, had a stroke last year, she knew she would need help keeping a roof over her head. Her only income is Social Security Insurance, which leaves her with $11 a ...
23 Jun 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe