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  1. Available resources during Portland area's dangerous cold snap

    Temperatures will be especially dangerous beginning Wednesday night, when temperatures are predicted to drop to 17 degrees before wind chill, through Friday morning, when temperatures are expected to reach as high as 30 degrees Portlanders and those in th ...

    21 Dec 2022 - Street Roots Staff

  2. Reducing homelessness: A straightforward recommendation

    COMMENTARY | Combination of housing specialists, vouchers can be successful After declaring a housing state of emergency, the city of Portland has taken the compassionate step of opening up a temporary emergency night shelter this winter for homeless wome ...

    27 Feb 2016 - Susan Emmons and Bobby Weinstock

  3. Tough choice for domestic violence survivors: stay or be homeless

    How Portland’s rental market is making a bad situation worse for survivors of domestic violence Portland’s cutthroat rental market is forcing an increasing number of domestic violence survivors to make a tough choice: stay in an abusive relationship or be ...

    5 Nov 2015 - Emily Green

  4. A trip down the rabbit hole of homeless ‘services’ in the Portland metro area

    Jamie didn’t fit the profile for many agencies. She had a job. She had no addiction. She was mentally healthy. Ask Jamie what the highest point in her life was, and she will quickly answer that it was the day her son was born, six years ago. The lowest po ...

    1 Jun 2015 - Mary Metheney

  5. It’s time to turn the urgency around housing into action

    The Home For Everyone board recently submitted recommendations to the City of Portland and Multnomah County. Home For Everyone is a plan to bring the community together to oversee an array of complex services to deliver the best outcomes for ending indivi ...

    26 Mar 2015 - Israel Bayer

  6. Looking to leadership, from on and off the streets

    Last week, on my way home to grab a bite to eat before an event, I noticed 15 or so older women bedding down together in Old Town. Their presence stopped me in my tracks. One elderly woman, homeless for less than a year, only received $700 from Social Sec ...

    1 May 2014 - Israel Bayer

  7. New York City vows to provide emegency shelter for more than 14,000 homeless families

    New York City vows to provide emegency shelter for more than 14,000 homeless families September 17, 2008 New York City settles a long standing lawsuit over emegency shelter for families experiencing homelessness. According to the New York Times the city c ...

    18 Sep 2008 - Street Roots

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