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Our state needs more homes; let’s get started

Oregonians are responsible and empathetic. We don’t want to see our neighbors suffer, and often we’re compelled to act when that suffering becomes obvious. At some level we all understand our fates are linked. But Oregonians are also human, which means we ...

27 Mar 2015 - Matt Kinshella
Facing a new opportunity for affordable housing

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
Community development’s golden rule: Come together

Oregon has a history of ingenuity and innovation. We have worked hard to come together and build communities and public systems — roads, schools, cities and towns — that sustain us. Yet, that central lesson of coming together is often forgotten. Let’s rem ...

20 Oct 2014 - Omar Carrillo T...
Food stamp cuts hit hard — and harder still

Across Oregon, low-income families are adjusting to a little less, thanks to the national reduction in the food stamp program that went into effect Nov. 1. We haven’t seen the last of it. Lawmakers in Washington D.C. are currently threshing out two plans ...

18 Nov 2013 - Joanne Zuhl