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Portland's homeless villages use restorative justice to inform self-governance

COMMENTARY | Resolutions Northwest teaches tiny-home residents communication, mediation skills and accountability There are many reasons someone experiencing homelessness avoids shelters. They come with myriad rules around pets and staying with a partner, ...

1 Jun 2018 - Gabriele Ross
Mayor drops campaign, calls housing and homelessness top priorities

'We’ve got some good things starting' Mayor Charlie Hales, fresh from announcing he will not seek reelection in 2016, says that housing and homelessness are “job one,” demanding “real time, real effort and real money.” In a call from Hales aroun ...

26 Oct 2015 -
City, county pledge to invest additional $30 million to pay for housing and shelter beds

The new investment will go to support "A Home For Everyone," a community partnership to end homelessness Mayor Charlie Hales and Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury announced this morning a $30 million city and county commitment to support ne ...

30 Sep 2015 - Israel Bayer
Street Roots editorial: Bold actions needed on housing emergency

Street Roots was glad to hear that Mayor Charlie Hales declared a state of emergency on housing and homelessness in our community this week. The question now becomes: Does the mayor and other elected officials have the capacity and political will to seize ...

24 Sep 2015 - SR editorial board
Street Roots vendor profile: Edward Allen

After four years on the streets, Edward finally has keys to his own apartment On June 8, 2015, Street Roots vendor Edward Allen moved into his new apartment with the help of Central City Concern’s BEST Team and Community Engagement Program. “I think the b ...

30 Jun 2015 - Cole Merkel
Eviction education, in a comic book form

“Know Your Rights: Don’t Get Evicted” aims to deliver important renters’ rights information in a fun and accessible format In the comic, the renters’ attorney asks in court whether the landlord has any documentation proving the tenants are bad and should ...

19 Jun 2015 - Jared Paben
Oregonians share stories, visions for state

Neighborhood Partnerships and the Oregon Housing Alliance asked: What do you want to see? Last month we asked community members to share their vision. We asked: What does building Oregon’s future mean to you? What would change in your life, in your experi ...

1 Jun 2015 - Omar Carrillo
Governor Kitzhaber proposes $100 million for affordable housing in new budget

Governor John Kitzhaber’s newly proposed budget includes an unprecedented investment of $100 million to increase housing for homeless families with children – a hefty investment when compared with a similarly funded investment of only $7.5 million during ...

1 Dec 2014 - Emily Green
Organizations call for 100% of short-term rental fee to go toward affordable housing

As organizations working to preserve and expand opportunities for low-income people to live and thrive in Portland, we support the proposal by Portland City Commissioners Dan Saltzman and Nick Fish for a dedicated stream of funding for affordable housing, ...

23 Jul 2014 - Israel Bayer
Housing organizations speak out on high cost of street fee

Add low-income housing managers and advocates to the list of people and organizations speaking out against the proposed transportation fee. By their calculation, the fee would impact nonprofit housing organizations hundreds of thousands of dollars annuall ...

29 May 2014 - Joanne Zuhl