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  1. City, county looking for landlords to house homeless veterans

    Despite veterans’ access to vouchers and funding, finding landlords willing to rent to them has been a challenge With approximately 360 Portland-area veterans still in need of housing, city and county officials are pleading with landlords to consider taki ...

    24 Jul 2015 - Emily Green

  2. Casting into deeper waters

    How a gang member from Texas came to lead groups of inner city kids and veterans on fly-fishing adventures Chad Brown stood waist deep in the brisk current of the Clackamas River, just a few hundred yards upstream of the Estacada Bridge. On this temperate ...

    14 May 2015 - Emily Green

  3. The fabric of war

    Veterans use their military uniforms to create artwork and heal hidden wounds A group of Portland-area veterans is preparing to dismantle the uniforms its members wore while serving in the military – first, by shredding the fabric with scissors and box cu ...

    3 Apr 2015 - Emily Green

  4. Ghosts of Agent Orange: The notorious defoliant continues to ravage generations of Vietnamese

    Former Marine and member of Portland’s Veterans for Peace chapter, Dan Shea knows the lasting effects of the Vietnam War all too well. In 1977 his first child was born with a number of birth defects that he believes were the result of his exposure to Agen ...

    10 May 2014 - Emily Green

  5. Soldiers on campus

    Portland State gets back to its roots with a new resource hub for returning veterans Disconnected. That’s the word army veteran Dave Christensen used to describe his first year on the Portland State University campus.  “It was very difficult for me to get ...

    9 Nov 2013 - Alex Zielinski

  6. Veterans, families, renters make gains in legislative session

    Oregon lawmakers end session with funding victories and in the fight against housing discrimination In the several months prior to every Oregon legislative session, housing advocates come together under the umbrella of the Oregon Housing Alliance to set g ...

    27 Jul 2013 - Alison McIntosh

  7. In search of ‘the meaningful life’

    Mission Continues helps returning veterans reconnect with their community through service By Robert Britt, Contributing Columnist It’s been five years since I left Iraq. Five years since I stepped off that flight carrying me and hundreds of others from th ...

    24 Apr 2013 - Robert Britt

  8. City rallies to help homeless veterans

    Housing program makes gains as agencies join forces to overcome barriers By Robert Britt, Staff Writer After five years of federal buildup and more than six months of focus from community partners, the nation’s largest program to house homeless veterans s ...

    25 Mar 2013 - Robert Britt

  9. Homeless veterans will benefit from House proposal

    Lawmakers hope to raise state document filing fee to fund efforts to get veterans off the street The Housing Alliance believes everyone needs a safe, stable, and affordable place to call home. We believe that home is the foundation of opportunity; without ...

    12 Mar 2013 - Alison McIntosh

  10. Vetting Oregon’s next top vet

    As the candidate to head the state’s Department of Veterans Affairs, Cameron Smith looks to shepherd a new generation through a complicated system Last month, Gov. John Kitzhaber nominated policy advisor and Marine Corps veteran Cameron Smith to be the ne ...

    12 Mar 2013 - Robert Britt

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