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  1. Secretary of State Kate Brown talks poverty after state audit

    It’s 2008, and the recession has settled upon Oregon. Unemployment skyrockets, the housing market takes a dive, and families are losing their homes and livelihoods. Faced with rising numbers of people falling into poverty and needing assistance, Oregon re ...

    7 May 2014 - Joanne Zuhl

  2. Mother's milk: Momentum gains in helping low-income mothers breastfeed their children

    Despite being one of the wealthiest nations in the world, the United States is one of the sickest. Obesity is one of the fastest growing chronic conditions both globally and nationally, affecting 15 percent of American adults and 18 percent of American ch ...

    4 Jan 2014 - Jasmine Rockow

  3. Erinn Kelley-Siel: We can ‘change people’s lives’

    As Oregon recovers from the recession, the state’s new director of Human Services looks at meeting the needs of a growing demand When Erinn Kelley-Siel became interim director of Oregon’s Department of Human Services in February 2011 and permanent directo ...

    14 Aug 2013 - Amanda Waldroupe

  4. Oregon’s new voice

    Rep. Tina Kotek becomes the state’s new Speaker of the House, on the support of a Democratic majority and the expectations of a state in need of change By Joanne Zuhl, Staff Writer To mark her swearing in as the state’s newest House Speaker, Oregon Rep. T ...

    31 Jan 2013 - Street Roots Staff

  5. TANF programs, already slashed earlier this year, drop again

    TANF programs, already slashed earlier this year, drop again By Joanne Zuhl, Staff Writer Misty McGee is stuck in the waiting game. “I feel like I’m on hold. It’s really frustrating.” Her biggest opponent is her own health. Cancer at a young age took her ...

    12 Oct 2011 - Street Roots

  6. Poverty figures unlikely to change course anytime soon

    Poverty figures unlikely to change course anytime soon By Joanne Zuhl, Staff Writer Census figures released Tuesday put on paper what many of us have known for a long time. Times are tough, getting tougher. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s figures, t ...

    26 Sep 2011 - Street Roots

  7. Breaking News: Lawmakers vote to preserve TANF assistance timeline

    Breaking News: Lawmakers vote to preserve TANF assistance timeline Threatened cut to 18-month lifetime limit dies in House and Senate budget committee By Amanda Waldroupe, Staff Writer The 60-month time limit to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ...

    3 Jun 2011 - Street Roots

  8. Hope still afloat in Salem for TANF families

    Hope still afloat in Salem for TANF families By Israel Bayer, Staff Writer For months, state lawmakers have been mulling over drastic budget cuts to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, program that would not only cut the program by about ...

    1 Jun 2011 - Street Roots

  9. Multnomah County Commissioners vote to oppose TANF cuts

    Multnomah County Commissioners vote to oppose TANF cuts With a unanimous vote, Multnomah County Commissioners put itself on the record opposing plans in Salem to drastically cut the state’s family and employment support for the poorest Oregonians. State l ...

    5 May 2011 - Street Roots

  10. Multnomah County Commissioners set to vote to oppose TANF cuts

    Multnomah County Commissioners set to vote to oppose TANF cuts Multnomah County Commissioner Deborah Kafoury is pushing forward a resolution to oppose the state's proposed deep cuts to the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, or TANF program. The ...

    4 May 2011 - Street Roots

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