Skip to main content
Street Roots Donate
Portland, Oregon's award-winning weekly street newspaper
For those who can't afford free speech
Twitter Facebook RSS Vimeo Instagram
▼
Open menu
▲
Close menu
▼
Open menu
▲
Close menu
  • Contact
  • Donate
  • About
  • Vendors
  • Rose City Resource
  • Ambassadors
  • Advocacy
  • Support
News
  • Social Justice
  • Housing
  • Environment
  • Culture
  • Opinion
  • Podcasts
  • Vendor Profiles
  • Archives

Sort by

  • Relevance
  • Date

Search results

Results

  1. Pandemic weighs heavy on Oregon foster families

    Current and former foster youths, as well as foster parents, struggle with effects of isolation and economic hardship Current and former foster youths in Oregon are crying out for help. Along with an ongoing need for food and extended housing, many alread ...

    3 Feb 2021 - Libby Dowsett

  2. Communities respond to needs of 500 Oregon foster families, but more help is needed

    My NeighbOR connects foster families with goods and services donated by their neighbors Brandon and Kellie Smith weren’t looking to become foster parents, but the foster care system came to them. In 2015, there was a child in need, and the Smiths answered ...

    9 May 2020 - Libby Dowsett

  3. During pandemic, more Oregonians interested in foster parenting, adoption

    The governor's stay-home order has resulted in more connections with prospective foster families, says the director of Every Child The number of families inquiring about becoming foster parents or adopting through the state is soaring during this pan ...

    9 May 2020 - Libby Dowsett

  4. What Oregon can learn from other states about foster care reform

    States that have overhauled their foster care systems in the wake of class-action lawsuits may offer lessons The story of three boys trapped in a torturous family circle of abuse, starvation and neglect was the impetus for immediate change in New Jersey’s ...

    21 Feb 2020 - Libby Dowsett

  5. Trial could be a year away in suit over Oregon foster care system

    Settlement talks have broken down Ten months after the filing of a class-action lawsuit on behalf of Oregon’s foster children, settlement talks have broken down and the case is headed for trial. National watchdog group A Better Childhood has filed a cross ...

    21 Feb 2020 - Libby Dowsett

  6. The wild ride of foster parenting: Portland mother has advice for prospective foster parents

    Jillana Goble set out to write about her family’s experiences with foster care and adoption. What resulted was a guidebook. “Signing up for foster care is an invitation to raise your hand and invite heartbreak and suffering into your life.” Hardly the sen ...

    1 Nov 2019 - Libby Dowsett

  7. Advocates, workers rally in Salem for foster care

    A boost in funding is sought to hire more caseworkers and stabilize existing foster families Marissa Johnson’s former foster child had no place to go. When the youth’s behavior became potentially dangerous to herself and her foster family, the Oregon Depa ...

    3 May 2019 - Libby Dowsett

  8. Because children are voiceless: Why foster youths sued Oregon

    Advocates for foster kids explain the widespread problems in Oregon’s system A federal class-action lawsuit detailing harrowing experiences of 10 children in Oregon’s foster care system comes as no shock to former foster youth Elizabeth Graves. “It should ...

    26 Apr 2019 - Libby Dowsett

  9. Their stories: Testimonies from foster youths suing Oregon

    The plaintiffs detail abuse, neglect, trauma and the state's failure to protect them The lead plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed by Disability Rights Oregon and A Better Childhood against the Oregon foster care system are 10 youths currently in foster car ...

    19 Apr 2019 - Libby Dowsett

  10. Oregon foster youths seek $8.5M to help those aging out of foster care

    Expansion proposed of Child Welfare’s Independent Living Program and other transition services Whitney Rodgers has spent nearly half her life moving from placement to placement in the foster care system, but it wasn’t until she turned 17 that she began to ...

    8 Mar 2019 - Libby Dowsett

Pages

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • next »

Filter by post date:

Filter by issue:

Filter by section:

Filter by tags:

  • foster care Remove foster care filter
  • State Politics (6) Apply State Politics filter
  • Emily Green (3) Apply Emily Green filter
  • Coronavirus (2) Apply Coronavirus filter
  • Oregon Legislature (2) Apply Oregon Legislature filter
  • Art and Literature (1) Apply Art and Literature filter
  • Athletics (1) Apply Athletics filter
  • Celebrities (1) Apply Celebrities filter
  • DHS (1) Apply DHS filter
  • domestic violence (1) Apply domestic violence filter
  • education (1) Apply education filter
  • Emily Sisk (1) Apply Emily Sisk filter
  • foster family (1) Apply foster family filter
  • Fostering Connections Act (1) Apply Fostering Connections Act filter
  • housing crisis (1) Apply housing crisis filter
  • Immigrants and Refugees (1) Apply Immigrants and Refugees filter
  • Inclusionary zoning (1) Apply Inclusionary zoning filter
  • juvenile justice (1) Apply juvenile justice filter
  • LGBTQ (1) Apply LGBTQ filter
  • Megan Hassen (1) Apply Megan Hassen filter
  • mental health (1) Apply mental health filter
  • mental illness (1) Apply mental illness filter
  • National News (1) Apply National News filter
  • National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (1) Apply National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being filter
  • Native American Youth and Family Center (1) Apply Native American Youth and Family Center filter
  • Native Americans (1) Apply Native Americans filter
  • OR SB 741 (1) Apply OR SB 741 filter
  • Oregon Department of Human Services (1) Apply Oregon Department of Human Services filter
  • Oregon Foster Parent Association (1) Apply Oregon Foster Parent Association filter
  • Oregon Health Authority (1) Apply Oregon Health Authority filter
  • Oregon Judicial Department (1) Apply Oregon Judicial Department filter
  • Oregon Youth Authority (1) Apply Oregon Youth Authority filter
  • Politicians (1) Apply Politicians filter
  • Portland Harbor Superfund Site (1) Apply Portland Harbor Superfund Site filter
  • Rent Control (1) Apply Rent Control filter
  • Rep. Duane Stark (1) Apply Rep. Duane Stark filter
  • Sen. Chip Shields (1) Apply Sen. Chip Shields filter
  • Stephen Quirke (1) Apply Stephen Quirke filter
  • Tawna Sanchez (1) Apply Tawna Sanchez filter
  • The Next Generation (1) Apply The Next Generation filter
  • TPR (1) Apply TPR filter
  • youth incarceration (1) Apply youth incarceration filter
  • Youth Rights and Justice (1) Apply Youth Rights and Justice filter

Filter by author:

  • Libby Dowsett (12) Apply Libby Dowsett filter
  • Emily Green (6) Apply Emily Green filter
  • Jules Boykoff (1) Apply Jules Boykoff filter
  • Ron Wyden (1) Apply Ron Wyden filter
  • Stephen Quirke (1) Apply Stephen Quirke filter
  • Street Roots (1) Apply Street Roots filter
▼
Open menu
▲
Close menu
  • © 2021 Street Roots. All rights reserved. To request permission to reuse content, email editor@streetroots.org.
  • Read Street Roots' commenting policy
  • Support Street Roots

  • Like what you're reading? Street Roots is made possible by readers like you! Your support fuels our in-depth reporting, and each week brings you original news you won't find anywhere else. Thank you for your support!
  • DONATE