Last week, a young, frightened woman phoned my Multnomah County office looking for help. She was a mother, with three children, who needed housing. The family had been doubling up with a relative, but now that relative was moving out of town. She needed h ...
23 Sep 2013 - Deborah Kafoury
by Deborah Kafoury, Contributing Writer One bright spot during the NAEH Ending Family and Youth Homelessness Conference last week was the session with Micah Projects from Brisbane, Australia. Yes, Australians are struggling with the same issues that we’re ...
7 Mar 2013 - Deborah Kafoury
‘Domicile unknown’ By Joanne Zuhl, Staff Writer Laurie Crow would have been 54 on Dec. 27, 2011. Instead, she became one of 47. Only a few weeks before her birthday, she died curled up in her sleeping bag in a meadow near Going Street. Her partner, Claren ...
10 May 2012 - Street Roots
Portland Children’s Levy first budget reductions cut deep By Amanda Waldroupe, Staff Writer For the first time in its history, the Portland Children’s Levy has cut funding to children’s programs — the byproduct of declining property tax revenues. The dra ...
8 May 2012 - Street Roots
Street Roots, Multnomah County release homeless deaths report This morning, Multnomah County released a new report, co-authored by Street Roots on the number of homeless people who died on the streets last year. The county medical examiner’s office count ...
27 Apr 2012 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! What an exciting time to be a Portlander! Spring is in full stride, election buzz is in the air, and the new Street Roots arrives tomorrow morning! Don’t forget to tuck a buck in your purse, wallet or back pocket to trade for the finest news ...
26 Apr 2012 - Street Roots
City opens up overnight camping option for select sites By Joanne Zuhl, Staff Writer For years, Portland’s anti-camping ordinance has been the target of countless demonstrations by the homeless and their supporters. They have marched, protested and held v ...
4 Jan 2012 - Street Roots
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
Commissioner Kafoury: In this economic crisis, County must make wise investments By Deborah Kafoury, Contributing Writer On a cold night last winter, I took my 10-year-old son with me to serve dinner at the Winter Warming Shelter. By the time we arrived, ...
16 May 2011 - Street Roots
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