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  1. Central City Concern's Tyrone Rucker has taken volunteer work to another level

    Rucker is the Integrated Health and Recovery Treatment case manager. But he used to be on the other side of the patient and case manager relationship. In a sterile hospital room in the depths of Oregon Health & Science University, Tyrone Rucker sat wi ...

    1 Dec 2016 - Corinne Ellis

  2. Housing advocate Art Rios fought the system; now he fights within it

    Art Rios will be honored at the National Health Care for the Homeless Council's national conference in Portland Art Rios has long been a visible member of downtown Portland’s homeless population and an outspoken advocate for people experiencing homel ...

    19 May 2016 - Amanda Waldroupe

  3. Street Roots vendor profile: 'I wear my badge proudly'

    Street Roots was a catalyst that helped get Shayne off the streets It has been a long road, but Shayne Methvin is creating a better life for himself. He was born at Emanuel Hospital in Portland, began reading around 3 years old and attended Chapman Elemen ...

    21 Apr 2016 - Leonora Ko

  4. Portland's efforts to save Joyce Hotel foiled

    Owner pulls out of talk with city, which offered to buy the low-barrier, low-cost hotel as long as tenants could stay   *This article was updated March 24, 2016, with additional details, including comments from representatives of Precision Property Manage ...

    22 Mar 2016 - Joanne Zuhl

  5. Street Roots vendor profile: Norm Chamberlin

    Vendor says he wakes up feeling good, thanks to Street Roots and his customers Norm Chamberlin and his dog, Heidi, are goodwill ambassadors for their community and on the street. “Heidi provides good therapy for me and others,” Norm said. “When somebody ( ...

    17 Mar 2016 - Leonora Ko

  6. Street Roots vendor profile: Edward Allen

    After four years on the streets, Edward finally has keys to his own apartment On June 8, 2015, Street Roots vendor Edward Allen moved into his new apartment with the help of Central City Concern’s BEST Team and Community Engagement Program. “I think the b ...

    30 Jun 2015 - Cole Merkel

  7. Planet Portland: New beginning

    For Cuban Geovani Rodriguez, freedom means many things Geovani Rodriguez was 21 when he sailed away from Cuba on a homemade raft. He wasn’t afraid of the voyage, he says, even though his younger brother, Herminio, died when he left the island nation on a ...

    7 May 2015 - Emily Green

  8. Where pot is concerned, legal or not, poverty’s a player

    This fall, Oregon voters could make the state the third in the country to legalize marijuana for recreational use. However, what that might mean for Oregonians depends on where they fall on the economic spectrum. If Oregon voters approve Measure 91, which ...

    14 Oct 2014 - Jake Thomas

  9. National discussions on health care, homelessness offer hope

    Central City Concern’s Health Services Advisory Council gives consumers the opportunity to express their and peers opinions on how the Old Town Clinic operates, and empowers members to have a voice in the community. Toward this endeavor, I had the opportu ...

    17 Jun 2014 - Samm McCrary

  10. Gaps in oversight leave clients vulnerable in nation’s multi-billion-dollar payee system

    It could have happened in any town in any state. The checks were supposed to be deposited and used to pay for rent, utilities, food and other necessities for a disabled individual. The official report found otherwise. In 2012, an investigator from Columbi ...

    8 May 2014 - Jake Thomas

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