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  1. Susan Emmons and her beautiful career

    COMMENTARY | Portland’s leading advocate for affordable housing is retiring from her role as executive director of Northwest Pilot Project Portland is losing one of its most treasured and unique assets as Executive Director Susan Emmons retires from North ...

    27 Oct 2016 - Martha Gies

  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. Metro renews focus on creating affordable housing

    The greater-Portland area is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis. Not only does need drastically outweigh availability — with some waiting years to access housing within their financial means — those who do obtain affordable homes often find them ...

    13 Aug 2014 - Emily Green

  4. Affordable rental housing crisis hasn’t budged in recovery, a call to redouble our efforts

    The lowest income households in Multnomah County face a severe challenge in acquiring apartments affordable at their income level. This forces many very poor households to rent housing that consumes the majority of their monthly income leaving little for ...

    7 Mar 2014 - Bobby Weinstock

  5. Susan Emmons one of the city’s seers

    Thanks for the interview with Susan Emmons and for archiving online the important talk she gave at First Congregational Church.  Better than anyone in Portland, Emmons tells the story of how this community contributed to the numbers of homeless people by ...

    7 Dec 2013 - Martha Gies

  6. ‘The answer is housing’

    With three decades of experience housing Portland’s poorest residents, Susan Emmons is ramping up her message on how all of us can help end homelessness In 1978, downtown Portland had 5,183 apartments affordable to the city’s poorest citizens. Susan Emmon ...

    27 Nov 2013 - Jasmine Rockow

  7. Oliver Lecture – November 17, 2013

    Charles was homeless and looking rough. He was pushing a shopping cart and living under the Burnside Bridge when he was referred to Northwest Pilot Project. He was 56 years old. He had been an unofficial apartment building manager for fifteen years.  He l ...

    21 Nov 2013 - Susan Emmons

  8. Nick Fish: A Preservation Story

    A look back at the past year in affordable housing, and the investments in play to carry it forward For the past five years, I had the privilege of leading the Portland Housing Bureau. In June, Mayor Hales gave me a new set of bureau assignments, and I pa ...

    20 Aug 2013 - Nick Fish

  9. Housing crisis still roiling for poorest residents in county

    An affordable rental housing crisis is taking place. More than 1,700 men, women, and children are sleeping outside every night. Another 1,000 people are sleeping in emergency shelters and temporary motel rooms. People with modest income continue to be hom ...

    14 Jun 2013 - Bobby Weinstock

  10. General assistance will protect Oregonians with disabilities

    Restoring state fund would provide emergency assistance for people waiting for Social Security benefits By Jes Larson, Contributing Columnist In Oregon we can all agree that our communities are strong and healthy when our most vulnerable residents are pro ...

    20 Mar 2013 - Street Roots Staff

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