One example: Parkrose neighborhood's trash collection program – which cost nothing During the spring and summer last year, Gilligan, a 40-year-old homeless man who lives in the Parkrose neighborhood along the Columbia Slough, took handfuls of garbage ...
28 Jul 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe
The program will help dozens of people on fixed incomes pay their rent After Carolyn Lambert, 64, had a stroke last year, she knew she would need help keeping a roof over her head. Her only income is Social Security Insurance, which leaves her with $11 a ...
23 Jun 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe
The renowned scholar and author is coming to Portland to talk about her own experience with schizophrenia One day, when she was 16, Elyn Saks abruptly got up from her desk, walked out of her classroom and left school. She headed home, but she could not ex ...
9 Jun 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe
Trump's budget cuts threaten to unravel Portland's success housing veterans After living his car, homeless, for a little over a year, Daniel Kallunki moved into a one-bedroom apartment near Troutdale last November, less than a month after receiv ...
26 May 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe
The Slate senior editor says Justice Scalia’s philosophy of originalism is a farce – and so is judicial activism Dahlia Lithwick, a senior editor for Slate, writes about the Supreme Court and the United States’ judicial system. But this isn’t the leaden c ...
2 Mar 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe
The new complex is met with high demand, but some housing advocates question the fairness of the application process It is 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31, and close to two dozen people wait outside the doors of Catholic Charities’ main Portland office on t ...
9 Feb 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe
Immigrants, refugees and advocates express apprehension over their ability to travel Anxiety and indignation permeated the room at the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon’s “Know Your Rights” workshop Feb. 4 at Portland State University. The event, ...
9 Feb 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe
Uncertainty about the fate of the Affordable Care Act spells confusion for Oregon Health Plan patients and providers and leaves the state facing tough budget decisions The Oregon Health Plan is reputed to be one of the most innovative and ambitious Medica ...
2 Feb 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe
The nonprofit encourages Oregonians to step back from preconceived ideas and understand one another To a large degree, the 2016 election was defined by vitriolic, personal attacks between candidates, the influence of social media and fake news, and a deep ...
19 Jan 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe
The 'South Park' voice actor shares stories of homeless people in 'Displaced,' to premiere in Portland Eliza Jane Schneider is best known for voicing nearly all of the female characters on Comedy Central’s “South Park.” She speaks with ...
16 Jan 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe