A Facebook group, gaps in service and the death of a young man: How a battle about homelessness is enveloping a Southern Oregon town Southern Oregon is known for its relatively mild weather. But, in mid-December, an unusual cold snap in Medford left one u ...
26 Jan 2022 - Hanna Merzbach
‘Alana’s Guide to Getting By’ illustrates how one person navigated homelessness in Portland The Portland State University Collaborative Comics Project aims to change the narrative around homelessness through ethnographic cartooning based on the experien ...
26 Jan 2022 - Kanani Cortez
Landford was already distributing resources in her community, but now she hopes to expand her reach with a hub where people can go to receive vital resources In 2018, LaQuida Landford returned from a trip to her father’s home country, Belize, with a clear ...
26 Jan 2022 - Latisha Jensen
OPINION | Public education is a right in this country. Why not housing? What if people had a right to housing in the way that they have a right to a K-12 public education? That’s a question Andy Nelson, executive director of Impact NW, posed to me. Impact ...
26 Jan 2022 - Kaia Sand
Christina Tran explores tender topics and the human experience of larger societal issues The Portland State University Collaborative Comics Project aims to change the narrative around homelessness through ethnographic cartooning based on the experienc ...
19 Jan 2022 - Sarah Hansell
Quinn Amacher illustrates Lee's story in the comic "Street Lights" The Portland State University Collaborative Comics Project aims to change the narrative around homelessness through ethnographic cartooning based on the experiences of PSU ...
19 Jan 2022 - Sarah Hansell
OPINION | The crisis response program is designed to meet people with compassion in their greatest times of need The Portland Street Response pilot is slated to transform into a city-wide program — still with a limited scope — this spring. It’s really hap ...
19 Jan 2022 - Kaia Sand
Proposed Safe Rest Village sites vary in distance and availability to key resources for homeless communities. Here's what we found: Homeless Portlanders, advocates and politicians have a range of thoughts about the pros and cons of sanctioned encampm ...
18 Jan 2022 - Taylor Griggs
Marin Jurgens shares what motivates her work, creating an ethnographic comic and more The Portland State University Collaborative Comics Project aims to change the narrative around homelessness through ethnographic cartooning based on the experiences of ...
12 Jan 2022 - Sarah Hansell
Liz Yerby illustrates India’s story and encourages readers to see the ‘full narrative’ of peoples lives The Portland State University Collaborative Comics Project aims to change the narrative around homelessness through ethnographic cartooning based on ...
12 Jan 2022 - Sarah Hansell