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  1. Cruel, inhuman and degrading: US policies on homelessness called out by UN

    My organization, the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, works to end homelessness in the United States. As the Law Center’s policy director, most people would expect me to be pounding the pavement here in Washington, D.C. – lobbying the admi ...

    16 Apr 2014 - Jeremy Rosen

  2. City Club to study Medicaid expansion, homeless impact

    Health care reform at the federal level and expansion of the Oregon Health Plan (OHP) provide an opportunity to increase access to health care and improve health outcomes for thousands of Oregonians, especially those experiencing homelessness. More than h ...

    19 Mar 2014 - Kathy Black

  3. Erin Janssens chief of Portland Fire & Rescue talks about the changing role the bureau plays

    The word “firefighter” often conjures up images of burly men clad in heat-resistant suits and iconic firefighter hats, wielding axes and pulling people from burning houses and kittens from trees. But in recent decades, fire departments, particularly in ur ...

    11 Mar 2014 - Jake Thomas

  4. Camp sweeps shouldn’t be inhumane

    Lawsuits seldom provide the most compelling reads. But the stories told in the recent filing by the Oregon Law Center are personal and disturbing. It tells the story of several Portland men and women experiencing homelessness, who after losing everything ...

    26 Dec 2013 - SR editorial board

  5. The artist formerly known as Johnny No Bueno

    From the streets to the stage, Sean Aaron Bowers grows up with poetry Poet Sean Aaron Bowers, 33, known to many as Johnny No Bueno, writes with the grittiest of voices. Reading his poetry is like jumping into the moshpit at a punk rock show. The brash lan ...

    4 Dec 2013 - Claire Valentin...

  6. Imagine for a moment you were homeless

    Imagine for a moment that you were faced with the experience of being homeless and had nowhere else to turn. Where should I go? You find a local shelter, but a woman half your age at the counter lets you know that the shelter tonight is full. She takes yo ...

    28 Nov 2013 - Israel Bayer

  7. The Brahma Bull

    I was adopted at a young age, yet I still remember my adopted parents telling me they were my new parents. Then asking if it was OK, I answered, “yes.” They were pleased; next they told me I could change my name if I wanted to. They gave me some examples ...

    21 Oct 2013 - Leo Rhodes

  8. Our guilty hearts

    A personal exploration into how guilt shapes our character, for better or worse It’s a little after 3 a.m. and the 7-Eleven lights up the parking lot. You can almost see heat waves from the cooling street. The neighborhood’s up late: hot houses, cold drin ...

    3 Oct 2013 - Matt Stangel

  9. Right 2 Dream Too has earned its place at the table

    Not many people gave them a chance. From the neighborhood and bureaucrats to certain shelter providers and the business community, no one believed that a group of homeless people could be successful in creating their own safe refuge from the harsh realiti ...

    26 Sep 2013 - SR editorial board

  10. Now is not the time to give up on those who are homeless

    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

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