Opinion
Opinion | Lived experience is an important credential
Nonprofits providing services to our most vulnerable people are struggling with understaffing. Finding those with master’s degrees willing to do challenging work for what is too often low pay and under-resourced services has been a problem since long before I worked for Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare more than 15 years ago. We were able to provide…
Kaia Sand | Oregon HB 2001 addresses homelessness statewide
People across the state are struggling with homelessness, and it’s not always easy to see. Not only are people in tents, but also in RVs and campers without access to water or electricity, doubled and tripled up in over-burdened spaces and lined up on shelter mats. Housing precarity is widespread. It’s clearly on the minds…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile | Lessons learned from his time as a vendor
Daniel Cox is a poet. He began writing poetry when he started selling Street Roots eight years ago. However, he developed his love of words when he was much younger, thanks to a unique form of discipline by his mother. “My mom got tired of punishing me,” Daniel said. “When I was 11, she sat…
News
Last Month in Oregon labor | February 2023
The Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations released its 2022 Annual Report on work stoppage actions in the United States in February. The western United States yet again pulled ahead in labor statistics with 166 work stoppages. That’s 67 more actions than the next highest region, the Northeast. “Last month in Oregon labor”…
Housing
Lawmakers outline $200 million plan to fight Oregon homelessness
Looking at committee schedules, bills affecting housing and homelessness seemed to take baby steps through the Capitol during the first days of Oregon's 2023 legislative session. There was a hearing here, a hearing there, but none of the bills seemed to move with any particular haste. All that changed Wednesday, Feb. 22. Housing and homelessness…
McKinney-Vento Act brings stability to homeless Oregon students
For many children experiencing homelessness, school is where they find a safe community and predictable routine. A key piece of legislation — the McKinney-Vento Act — plays a large role in keeping it that way for over 18,000 homeless students in Oregon. Through data collection, educational protections and student liaisons, the McKinney-Vento Act ensures housing…
