Filling Empty Bellies ensures access to a meal and fosters trust in vulnerable communities ASTORIA – On a still sunny fall day, two women sit in the grass by the Columbia River to eat their lunch: cheesy potatoes, cooked carrots and chicken. The meal is s ...
29 Mar 2019 - Kaisa Schlarb
With no year-round overnight shelters, people on the streets struggle to survive while dedicated advocates piece together relief At 65, Richard Bailey is tall and slender. He takes his strides slowly, revealing a pronounced limp that stems from an ache in ...
29 Jun 2018 - Emily Green
Clients at Oregon Coast's Helping Hands must follow strict programming requirements in exchange for a roof over their heads. It’s working. Residents in Oregon’s coastal towns are willing to help people in their communities who have fallen on hard tim ...
29 Jun 2018 - Emily Green
Lack of affordable units has become a roadblock for business expansion and employee retention in Tillamook County Lilliana Ortega, 22, turned down several opportunities close to her home in College Station, Texas, in order to accept a paid internship at t ...
22 Jun 2018 - Emily Green
Locals find they can't compete with outside money flowing into small-town elections In popular destinations along the Oregon Coast, increased tourism and the ongoing conversion of homes into vacation rentals have contributed to an extreme housing sho ...
15 Jun 2018 - Emily Green
Residents torn between the dollars short-term rentals bring in and the quality of life and housing stock they take with them The Deep End Café in Newport was packed full of customers two summers ago when its owner, Charlotte Boxer, got a call from her nei ...
15 Jun 2018 - Emily Green
Simulation allows educators to experience what many of their students face every day Imagine you’re a single mother trying to support two school-aged children on low wages earned working two jobs. You’ve just paid your car insurance and utility bills, whe ...
8 Jun 2018 - Emily Green
An aging population, economic decline and generational poverty have contributed to Coos Bay-area housing issues Charles Buki wasn’t in Coos County to placate its residents. “You need to get your shit together,” he told a banquet room full of locals at the ...
1 Jun 2018 - Emily Green
Officials struggle with whether or not to fund services for unsheltered residents, while finding ways to promote affordable housing construction At the southern edge of Bend’s downtown district, off of busy Northeast Division Street, lies Harmony House. A ...
18 May 2018 - Amanda Waldroupe
In towns such as Junction City, rising housing costs push families to pantries to fill monthly budget gaps Walking through the immaculate, well-organized aisles of Junction City Local Aid’s food pantry, Jeanie Burr chatted happily with volunteer Peggy Sal ...
2 Mar 2018 - Thacher Schmid