Commentary: We want Portland to be a place where everyone can afford a home Portland is experiencing an unprecedented housing crisis. Rents are up nearly 15 percent over last year, and low vacancy rates are making it harder to find a place to live. These ...
16 Jun 2016 - Deborah Kafoury and Dan Saltzman
COMMENTARY | A joint office would respond to the needs of people experiencing homelessness An accident brought Sara to a homeless shelter last year. Hit by a car and left unable to work, she quickly discovered that disability benefits were too little to c ...
12 Apr 2016 - Deborah Kafoury and Dan Saltzman
Last week, a young, frightened woman phoned my Multnomah County office looking for help. She was a mother, with three children, who needed housing. The family had been doubling up with a relative, but now that relative was moving out of town. She needed h ...
23 Sep 2013 - Deborah Kafoury
by Deborah Kafoury, Contributing Writer One bright spot during the NAEH Ending Family and Youth Homelessness Conference last week was the session with Micah Projects from Brisbane, Australia. Yes, Australians are struggling with the same issues that we’re ...
7 Mar 2013 - Deborah Kafoury