Regional officials’ focus on securing assistance years in the future does little to address today’s crisis, critics say Federal dollars might — someday — be directed toward nonprofits in the Mid-Willamette Valley to help people experiencing homelessness. ...
22 Apr 2020 - Tom Henderson
A homeless camp for people of color and another for the general population are also set to open over the weekend With Oregon residents ordered to stay home during the coronavirus pandemic, houseless communities are at increased risk of infection because o ...
18 Apr 2020 - Celeste Noche
Despite coronavirus outbreaks at shelters in other cities, the county isn’t changing its practices, citing measures in place to separate sick people When the novel coronavirus was first confirmed in Oregon, details about its transmission and its symptoms ...
16 Apr 2020 - Emily Green
In a town where residents are often contentious with the homeless population, resources for unhoused residents are scarce during the pandemic McMINNVILLE — When McMinnville’s library closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic, people experiencing home ...
15 Apr 2020 - Tom Henderson
The governor’s decision not to call a special session leaves housing policy recommendations in the balance Morgan Florea doesn’t have to worry for three months about being evicted from her Portland apartment because she can’t pay the rent. Oregon Gov. Kat ...
7 Apr 2020 - Tom Henderson
An extension of Oregon’s evictions moratorium and a freeze on rent increases are floated at a Community Alliance of Tenants town hall Jonathan was a surgeon and epidemiologist before he fell prey to a series of spinal injuries and cardiac events. Now he a ...
7 Apr 2020 - Tom Henderson
Among the homeless population, severe vulnerability is a bigger concern than the virus’ spread, a health official says, but safety measures are called into question As of Tuesday morning, two people experiencing homelessness in Multnomah County had tested ...
7 Apr 2020 - Emily Green
For Portland residents who live in public spaces, closures make life particularly challenging — and for some, terrifying Surviving on Portland’s streets was already a daily struggle before the coronavirus pandemic reached Oregon. Now, Gov. Kate Brown’s “ ...
4 Apr 2020 - Emily Green
Blanchet House grapples with growing demand during the coronavirus emergency Six days a week, three times a day, Blanchet House dishes up close to 1,000 free hot meals at its dining hall on the corner of Northwest Glisan Street and Third Avenue in Old Tow ...
25 Mar 2020 - Emily Green
Portland’s unhoused population complains of little access to showers and clean clothes Portland city officials have opened up park bathrooms and added 21 handwashing stations around the city to help people experiencing homelessness avoid spreading the cor ...
25 Mar 2020 - Emily Green