Effects of not receiving adequate care can be devastating for transgender people Hours after the Obama administration’s May 13 announcement that public schools must allow transgender students to use bathrooms corresponding to their gender identity, the ad ...
24 May 2016 - Amanda Waldroupe
Lozier is the leader of the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, which is holding its national conference in Portland The fact that safe, stable and affordable housing is an essential factor for a person’s good health is increasingly acknowledge ...
23 May 2016 - Amanda Waldroupe
Art Rios will be honored at the National Health Care for the Homeless Council's national conference in Portland Art Rios has long been a visible member of downtown Portland’s homeless population and an outspoken advocate for people experiencing homel ...
19 May 2016 - Amanda Waldroupe
Cities in Oregon and on the West Coast are taking measures to boost affordable housing, fight homelessness Portland is experiencing a dire shortage of affordable housing, but not one that is unique to the city. The housing crisis, as it has become known, ...
28 Apr 2016 - Amanda Waldroupe
Larry Sherman brings to the masses a better understanding of this public health problem Portlanders are a little nerdy, so it’s not all that surprising that Science on Tap, a science lecture series where attendees can also enjoy a beer, regularly sells ou ...
14 Apr 2016 - Amanda Waldroupe
After nearly two decades behind bars, much of it in solitary confinement, the Detroit author has turned his experience into a lesson of redemption Shaka Senghor describes his younger self as a “young drug dealer with a quick temper and a semi-automatic pi ...
3 Apr 2016 - Amanda Waldroupe
Evictions can put people’s psychological and physical health in jeopardy, OHSU psychologist Shea Lott explains Shea Lott has been reading up on the psychological impacts of evictions, homelessness and unstable housing. Lott is not a social worker. He’s a ...
11 Feb 2016 - Amanda Waldroupe
As Multnomah County’s first year-round homeless shelter prepares to open, service providers aim to help families become stable, but not too complacent Three weeks ago, Jake P.; his wife, Christina; and their 8-month-old child became homeless. One month a ...
4 Feb 2016 - Amanda Waldroupe
Portland author Pferron Doss recounts the unusual history of the cycling corps In June 1897, 20 African American infantry men rode their bicycles from Missoula, Mont., to St. Louis, Mo., a 1,900-mile trip that took 41 days. Those men made up the 25th Inf ...
14 Jan 2016 - Amanda Waldroupe
The housing advocate says lawmakers’ response must be powerful. And she’s optimistic. More than 300 people packed a conference room Saturday afternoon at the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization in outer northeast Portland. They were there to tal ...
14 Jan 2016 - Amanda Waldroupe