HUD responds to letter writing campaign Street Roots has been following nearly 300 families that are being terminated from Section 8 because of to a numbers game between the Northwest Oregon Housing Authority (NOHA) and the Housing and Urban Development ( ...
29 Jun 2009 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! Your summer reading plan gets a little more fun tomorrow morning with the new edition of Street Roots. Your neighborhood vendor can’t wait to deliver the word. Here’s a peak at what’s inside: The perfect storm: A follow-up on the story we br ...
25 Jun 2009 - Street Roots
Sen. Wyden calls on HUD to prevent Section 8 terminations, homelessness Sen. Ron Wyden has written a letter to Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, calling for assistance for the families in Northwest Oregon who are being dropped from re ...
17 Jun 2009 - Street Roots
Update: Oregon Senators may be asking head of HUD for redress Street Roots reported today that 300 households in NW Oregon are being kicked off of Section 8 assistance, essentially rending them homeless. On Thursday and Friday of this week Street Roots j ...
12 Jun 2009 - Street Roots
The Letter [caption id="attachment_1687" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Jennifer Cherry stands in the doorway of her home, holding the cancellation letter from the housing authority. Photo by Ken Hawkins"] ...
12 Jun 2009 - Street Roots
Homeless by bureaucracy A Street Roots Editorial Take a good look at these faces. They reflect the faces of today’s homeless population – right before they become homeless. They are not the faces of people who are lazy, addicted or chose the streets. They ...
12 Jun 2009 - Street Roots
Act Now! Demand HUD meet the full demand of housing in NW Oregon! Street Roots has joined forces with Columbia County Citizens for Human Dignity, Neighborhood Partnerships, Oregon ON, Columbia River Business Alliance, Sisters Of The Road, Rural Organizing ...
11 Jun 2009 - Street Roots
Are we stimulated yet? We know the stakes are big- nearly $800 billion in stimulus money, more than $80 million headed to Oregon for housing and community services alone, just over $4 million pledged to Portland for homelessness prevention, with potential ...
19 Mar 2009 - Street Roots