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APRIL 2018
- "State of the City: Mayor to continue funding for Joint Office of Homeless Services, " April 12, Oregonian
- "Portland Developer Homer Williams Ready to Welcome Homeless Shelter Close to the Pearl District," April 10, Willamette Week
- "A New Homeless Center Is Coming To The Pearl District," April 10, OPB
- "County, Portland welcome collaboration as business leaders announce plans for homeless shelter, services center," April 10, Multco.us
march 2018
- "Portland joins national study to examine race's role in homelessness," March 23, KGW
- Think Out Loud segment on SPARC initiative in Multnomah County, March 23, OPB
- "‘Structural racism impacts homelessness’: Community discussion kicks off year of work tackling disparities," March 22, Multco.us
- "Looking ahead for local rent vouchers: Gift from Meyer Memorial Trust may one day help pilot program for seniors grow," March 16, Multco.us
- "Portland Business Alliance praises progress on homelessness," March 13, KGW
- "From Budget Lodge to refuge: Leased motel to serve people recovering from mental health crisis," March 12, Multco.us
- "Oregon Lawmakers Add $5 Million To Budget For Emergency Shelter," March 2, OPB
- "Reading, Writing, Evicted: How Austin, Texas, hopes to combat student turnover," March 1, Oregonian
FEBRUARY 2018
- "Reading, Writing, Evicted: Whole classrooms suffer when high rents upend children," Feb. 27, Oregonian
- "Volunteers across Multnomah County help hundreds of people find warm, dry places to sleep during winter storms," Feb. 27, Multco.us
- "Reading, Writing, Evicted: Portland children don't pay rent but they are paying a price," Feb. 24, Oregonian
- "Gresham shelter focuses on relationships, responsibility," Feb. 23, Multco.us
- "Warming shelters open with coldest night since Sunday," Feb. 22, KATU
- "Shelters need donations to keep homeless warm," Feb. 22, KOIN
- "Portland Homeless Shelters Are Calling For Donations of Urgently Needed Winter Gear," Feb. 21, Willamette Week
- "Severe Weather Homeless Shelters Will Open the Next Two Nights—And Donations Are Needed," Feb. 21, Portland Mercury
- "Additional Portland shelter to open for homeless Tuesday after overflow crowds sought beds overnight," Feb. 20, Oregonian
- "Warming shelters remain open Tuesday night in Portland area," Feb. 20, KGW
- "Women's shelter coming to downtown Gresham," Feb. 16, Gresham Outlook
- "County seeks generous landlords to help homeless," Feb. 15, KOIN
- "Multnomah County suspends operations at family shelter, relocates families," Feb. 8, Multco.us
- "Dangerous leaky roof forces 110 children, parents from SE Portland homeless shelter," Feb. 8, Oregonian
- "A Crumbling Roof Has Closed the County's Largest Homeless Shelter for Families," Feb. 8, Portland Mercury
- "Largest homeless family shelter closed by leaky roof," Feb. 8, KOIN
JANUARY 2018
- "Portland city officials ask for more police positions, money for renter services, less graffiti spending," Jan. 31, Oregonian
- "'Think Out Loud' segment on planned shelter at 6144 SE Foster Road," Jan. 29, OPB
- "Board of Commissioners approves lease for shelter site on SE Foster Road," Jan. 25, Multco.us
- "Proposed Foster homeless shelter brings beds, controversy to hard-hit Southeast Portland," Jan. 24, Oregonian
- "Metro employees answer call to volunteer at severe-weather shelters," Jan. 19, Metro News
- "County to open transitional supportive housing in Southwest Portland," Jan. 19, Multco.us
- "Homeless families thankful for 'Home for the Holidays,'" Jan. 18, KOIN
- "Home for the Holidays: Successful campaign to help families out of shelter shows power of partnerships," Jan. 18, Multco.us
- "Sources Say: Officials might count folks 'doubled up,'" Jan. 4, Portland Tribune
- "Wheeler's first year as mayor," Jan. 1, Portland Tribune
decemBER 2017
- "Despite new programs and money, county homeless tide still growing," Dec. 28, Portland Tribune
- "With winter blast on the way, county opens 3 warming shelters for homeless," Dec. 23, Oregonian
- "Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler looks back on first year 'governing from one crisis to the next,'" Dec. 22, Oregonian
- "Kate Brown asks for extra $5 million to shelter homeless families," Dec. 22, Oregonian
- "Gov. Kate Brown, appearing with Chair Deborah Kafoury, urges $5 million in emergency funding for family shelter providers," Dec. 21, Multco.us
- "Oregon Governor Wants $5 Million To Shelter Homeless Families," Dec. 21, OPB
- "In 6 months, village for homeless women places 9 in housing," Dec. 20, KGW
- "Bussed out: How America moves its homeless," Dec. 20, The Guardian
- "Planned SE Foster homeless shelter causes mixed reactions," Dec. 19, KOIN
- "Wapato sale to support affordable housing," Dec. 19, Portland Tribune
- "Multnomah County releases 2016 Domicile Unknown report on homeless deaths," Dec. 14, Multco.us
- "80 Homeless People Died In Multnomah County In 2016," Dec. 14, OPB
- "80 homeless people died in 2016; most could be prevented, say officials," Dec. 14, Oregonian
- "80 homeless people died in Multnomah County in 2016, report says," Dec. 14, KGW
- "Eighty Homeless People Died On City Streets Last Year, New Report Shows," Dec. 14, Portland Mercury
- "Winter homeless shelter open at Beth Israel synagogue," Dec. 14, KOIN
- "Neighbors in Foster-Powell area weigh plans for homeless shelter," Dec. 13, KGW
- "Portland Synagogue Opens a New Winter Homeless Shelter for Families," Dec. 13, Willamette Week
- "Severe Weather Shelters Are Opening for the Cold Snap. Here's How You Can Help," Dec. 11, Portland Mercury
- "100-bed homeless shelter planned for SE Portland neighborhood: 'It’s got to go somewhere,'" Dec. 11, KATU
- "Multnomah County opens severe weather shelter," Dec. 10, KGW
- "Freezing forecast prompts Multnomah County to open shelter," Dec. 10, Oregonian
- "Homeless shelter planned for Southeast Foster," Dec. 10, Portland Tribune
- "A ‘painful decision’ to wait-list homeless families," Dec. 8, Street Roots
- "From homeless shelter to permanent home: one family’s journey," Dec. 7, Multco.us
- "'A real impact on real human beings': Advocates warn tax bill would gut affordable housing," Dec. 5, Multco.us
- "Union Gospel Mission prepares for extreme winter conditions," Dec. 5, KGW
- "A New 200-Bed Shelter in Old Town Is Inching Forward," Dec. 5, Portland Mercury
- "Homeless families get home for the holidays," Dec. 5, KGW
- "Multnomah County pushes for homeless shelter," Dec. 1, Daily Journal of Commerce
november 2017
- "Portland to help fund affordable housing complex in Lloyd District," Nov. 30, Oregonian
- "Portland's homeless crisis needs collaborative approach to address root causes (guest opinion)," Nov. 26, Oregonian
- "She used to get high on heroin and lived in a tent. Now she's helping homeless people get off the streets," Nov. 24, Los Angeles Times
- "'This isn’t about me. It’s about him': Home for the Holidays already helping families move from shelter to apartments," Nov. 22, Multco.us
- "Efforts pay off to get homeless 'Home for Holidays,'" Nov. 22, KOIN
- "Multnomah County gives homeless families a 'Home for the Holidays,'" Nov. 22, KPTV
- "Winter shelter opens in basement of Multnomah County's Mead Building," Nov. 20, Multco.us
- "New homeless shelter opens at Mead Building downtown," Nov. 20, Portland Tribune
- "Thankful for home: a formerly homeless family's story," Nov. 16, Catholic Sentinel
- "Homeless students jump over 5 percent in Oregon, set new record high," Nov. 15, Oregonian
- "The business of ending homelessness," Nov. 15, Portland Business Journal
- "Home for the Holidays: Campaign asks community to help families with a hand up from shelter," Nov. 13, Multco.us
- "Have a spare apartment this winter? Portland officials want you to house a homeless family," Nov. 10, Oregonian
- "Portland’s Family Shelter Will No Longer Take Anyone Who Comes to Its Door," Nov. 10, Willamette Week
- "Officials prepare to support homeless in winter," Nov. 7, KOIN
- "City, county release winter weather response for homeless," Nov. 7, Portland Tribune
- "Multnomah County, Portland 'Preparing For The Worst' This Winter," Nov. 7, Oregon Public Broadcasting
- "'No one who needs shelter is shut out': Severe weather plan for homeless stresses early preparation," Nov. 7, Multco.us
- "County streamlining emergency homeless shelters after fatal winter," Nov. 2, KGW
- "'Silver tsunami' leaving more seniors on Portland's streets, experts say," Nov. 1, KGW
octoBER 2017
- "Homeless clients need help to get help from disability benefits," Oct. 29, Oregonian
- "Portland's New Supportive Housing Push Could Cost $300 Million—Just for Starters," Oct. 26, Portland Mercury
- "Think Out Loud: Homeless Data," Oct. 25, Oregon Public Broadcasting
- "New Data Breaks Down Portland's Homeless Population in Minute Detail," Oct. 23, Portland Mercury
- "A clearer picture of who's homeless in Multnomah County," Oct. 23, Portland Tribune
- "Homelessness increases in Multnomah County; report reveals more details," Oct. 23, KGW
- "Portland Wants To Build 2,000 New Units Of Supportive Housing," Oct. 18, Oregon Public Broadcasting
- "Council sets goal of creating more supportive housing," Oct. 18, Portland Tribune
- "Portland is Plotting to Set Aside 2,000 Apartments For Its Hardest-to-Reach Homeless Residents," Oct. 18, Portland Mercury
- "KATU hosts town hall addressing Portland's homeless crisis," Oct. 17, KATU
- "Supportive housing saves money and saves lives (guest opinion)," Oct. 15, Oregonian, Mayor Ted Wheeler, Chair Deborah Kafoury and Commissioner Nick Fish
- "Woman gets a fresh start at women's homeless village," Oct. 14, KATU
- "Portland and Multnomah County will look at pairing housing with services to keep homeless housed," Oct. 13, Oregonian
- "Helping Portland's chronically homeless is a choice to save lives," Oct. 13, Oregonian Editorial Board
- "Wheeler: Portland not 'Tent City USA'," Oct. 10, Portland Tribune
- "'Come as you are': Shelter providers push flexible models to 'chronically homeless'," Oct. 10, KGW
- "Tent City, USA," KGW, Oct. 9
- "Portland’s Housing State Of Emergency," Oct. 4, Oregon Public Broadcasting's Think Out Loud
- "Housing State of Emergency," Oct. 4, Xray.fm
- "Portland 'housing emergency' and renter protections up for extension at Portland City Council," Oct. 4, Oregonian
- "Hall Monitor: Three Takeaways as Mayor Ted Wheeler Extends Portland’s Housing Emergency," Oct. 4, Portland Mercury
- "Are the Homeless Families Seeking Shelter in Portland Coming Here From Out of Town," Oct. 3, Willamette Week
SEPTEMBER 2017
- "Mayor Ted Wheeler Doubles Down on His Promise to Create Shelter Beds—And Adds a New Housing Pledge," Sept. 27, Willamette Week
- "The Number of Families Seeking Shelter in East Portland Spikes as Regional Housing Crunch Continues," Sept. 27, Willamette Week
- "There’s no place like home: Catholic hospitals link with charities to help the homeless make the most important step towards better health: getting a roof over their heads," Sept. 27, Catholic Sentinel
- "Wheeler wants to extend housing emergency 18 months," Sept. 26, Portland Tribune
- "Mayor Wheeler asks to extend housing emergency," Sept. 26, KATU
- "Mayor Ted Wheeler Wants to Extend Portland's Housing State of Emergency by 18 Months," Sept. 25, Portland Mercury
- "Wheeler hopes to extend homeless emergency 18 months," Sept. 25, KOIN
- "‘We have to just do it’: Providers, political leaders preparing push to house thousands more chronically homeless neighbors," Sept. 25, Multco.us
- "New homeless shelter in Old Town/Chinatown sparks old debate," Sept. 12, Portland Tribune
- "Office of Homeless Services Reports Helping a Record Number of People Find Housing This Year," Aug. 26, Willamette Week
AUGUST 2017
- "Hall Monitor: Back on Hoyt Street," Aug. 30, Portland Mercury
- "Office of Homeless Services Reports Helping a Record Number of People Find Housing This Year," Aug. 26, Willamette Week
- "Oregon sees 6 percent spike in homeless population," Aug. 26, Portland Tribune
- "City eyes Old Town Chinatown site for homeless shelter," Aug. 24, KOIN (video) | Portland Tribune (story)
- "In Other News: Homelessness Services Are Up!," Aug. 23, Portland Mercury
- "Oregon's homeless population grows 6 percent in last two years," Aug. 23, The Oregonian
- "The Run-down Stewart Apartments Are a Sanctuary for Poor Portlanders," Aug. 16, Portland Mercury
- "Permanent supportive housing in the works," Aug. 15, Portland Tribune
- "Outgoing Central City Concern director reflects on 25 years of Portland homelessness," Aug. 11, The Oregonian
- "Catholic Charities-operated tiny houses are big gift to homeless women," Aug. 11, Catholic Sentinel
- "Sweeps suspended, supplies on hand for homeless people in hot weather," Aug. 4, The Oregonian
- "Is There an Ethnic Group More Likely to Be Homeless in Portland Than Others?," Aug. 2, Willamette Week
JULY 2017
- "How the Kenton neighborhood came to OK its homeless village," July 31, Open: Housing (KGW, Portland Tribune)
- "From cancer survivor to mayor, Portland fans of affordable housing rally to forestall federal cuts," July 30, The Oregonian
- "'We don't have enough': Local leaders slam Trump's push to slash affordable housing funds," July 30, KGW
- "Village movement gains traction as housing alternative, goes mainstream," July 27, Open: Housing (KGW, Portland Tribune)
- "Portland developers try to ease homeless crisis that they helped create," July 24, The Oregonian
- "Why villages? Homeless villages offer residents what shelters often can’t: a sense of safety and a chance to reconnect," July 12, Open: Housing (KGW, Portland Tribune)
JUNE 2017
- "County’s Homeless Population Increases by 10 Percent," June 29, The Skanner
- "Work on Portland's homelessness shows success, but more is needed (Guest opinion)," June 25, Chair Deborah Kafoury and Mayor Ted Wheeler in The Oregonian
- "Snapshot of Multnomah County homelessness: Up 10%," June 23, Street Roots
- "After homeless count, officials talk about what's next," June 22, Portland Tribune
- "Multnomah County Homeless Count Reveals Nearly 3 in 4 Unhoused Report Disabilities," June 21, The Lund Report
- "If You Build It... As Homelessness Spikes, Hundreds of New Shelter Beds Are Being Put to Use," June 21, Portland Mercury
- "Multnomah homeless count rises, 'unsheltered' levels drop," June 20, Portland Business Journal
- "Making sense of Portland's growing homelessness crisis (Guest opinion)," June 19, Transition Project's George Devendorf, in The Oregonian
- "Portland Homeless Count Shows Numbers Up, But Some Good News," June 19, Oregon Public Broadcasting
- "Multnomah County Homeless Numbers Rise by 10 Percent, But More People Are in Shelters," June 19, Willamette Week
- "Portland's homeless population jumps nearly 10 percent, new count shows," June 19, The Oregonian
- "Portland study: Homelessness, shelter use both up," June 19, KOIN
- "Portland's homeless population up but more are in shelters, homeless count finds," June 19, KGW
- "Census: More homeless people in Multnomah County, but fewer on streets," June 19, KATU
- "With the Tiny Kenton Women’s Village, Portland’s Taking a Huge Step on Homelessness," June 14, Portland Mercury
- "The path from Dignity Village to the new Kenton Women's Village," June 12, Open: Housing (KGW, Portland Tribune)
- "Tiny house village for homeless women opens on Saturday," June 10, KGW
- "Kenton tiny homes ‘awesome and interesting,'" June 8, KOIN
- "Portland community prepares Kenton village for homeless women to move in," June 7, The Oregonian
- "Crews work to ready new Right To Dream Too, spruce up Kenton neighborhood homeless village," June 5, KATU
MAY 2017
APRIL 2017
- "Living in your car is no camping trip," April 27, Portland Tribune
- "Measures to stem housing crisis lag behind need," April 27, Portland Tribune
- "Growing Homelessness Problems Spur Interest in Tiny Houses," April 26, Wall Street Journal
- "More than 13,000 shelter beds were occupied during deadly Portland cold snap," April 25, The Oregonian
- A Home for Everyone director Marc Jolin appears on Think Out Loud, April 24, Oregon Public Broadcasting
- "Portland Developers Donate Space For Temporary Homeless Shelter," April 17, Oregon Public Broadcasting
- "Shleifer Furniture building to become shelter on Monday," April 17, KGW
- "Temporary homeless shelter opens in 111-year-old E. Portland building," April 17, KATU
- "Downtown homeless shelter will relocate to former furniture building," April 15, Portland Tribune
- "111-year-old Shleifer Furniture building to house homeless shelter," April 14, The Oregonian
- "New Homeless Shelter Location in Inner Southeast, Provided by Developer," April 14, Willamette Week
- "What If We Acted as Though Homelessness Were a Real Emergency?" April 12, TheTyee.ca
- A Home for Everyone director Marc Jolin appears on Straight Talk, April 8, KGW
- "Can Tiny Houses In People’s Backyards Help Alleviate The Homelessness Crisis?" April 5, Fast Company
March 2017
- "Program tests backyard pods for homeless," March 26, Associated Press
- "Granny flats for the homeless? Yes," March 25, The Oregonian
- "Multnomah County offers incentives for homeowners to house homeless in backyards," March 21, The Oregonian
- "Portlanders Desperate for Federal Housing Assistance Won’t Get It This Year," March 15, Portland Mercury
- "Multnomah County Hopes to Build Granny Flats to House Hundreds of Homeless Families in Portland Backyards," March 14, Willamette Week
- "Hard to get clean for Portland's homeless," March 10, Portland Tribune
- "Tiny house village for homeless women approved by Kenton neighborhood," March 9, The Oregonian
- "Kenton neighborhood votes yes for tiny-home village for homeless women," March 9, Portland Tribune
- "A New Kind of Homeless Village is Coming to Kenton. It's a Big Deal," March 9, Portland Mercury
- "Report: Portland lacks sufficient hygiene facilities for homeless people," March 3, The Oregonian
February 2017
- "The hidden homeless: Nova and Kai’s story," Feb. 23, KOIN
- "Biennial homeless count determines funding for Portland population that is likely growing," Feb. 23, The Oregonian
- "Counting the homeless ‘is challenging work’," Feb. 23, KOIN
- "Multnomah Co. starts 2017 count on homelessness in Portland area," Feb. 23, KATU
- "How many homeless?" Feb. 21, Portland Tribune
- "A new vision for Portland's homeless crisis a year after 'state of emergency'," Feb. 20, The Oregonian
- "Supportive housing saves the lives of Portland's chronically homeless (Opinion)," Feb. 12, Portland Commissioner Nick Fish in The Oregonian
2016
2015
- Dec. 22 in Portland Tribune "With daunting issues looming, county presses ahead with plan to end homelessness"
- Dec. 18 on OPB.org "How Portland housed homeless vets in a city with no vacancy
- Nov. 18 on PortlandMercury.com "Cutting homelessness in half"
- Oct. 1 on Portland Business Journal "(link is external)Portland/Multnomah homeless plan: $30M for more units, rent assistance and services"
- Sept. 30 in Portland Tribune "City, county leaders promise $30 million for 'housing emergency'"
- Sept. 30 on WWeek.com "Portland and Multnomah County Promise to Send $30 Million to Housing Emergency"
- Sept. 30 on OPB.org "Oregon Officials to Spend $30 Million On Homeless"
- Sept. 30 on PortlandMercury.com "What's Portland's Housing Emergency Worth? $30 Million for now."
- Sept. 30 on Oregonlive.com "Will $30 million pledge cut Portland homelessness by half?"
- Sept. 30 in Street Roots "City, county pledge to invest additional $30 million to pay for housing and shelter beds"
- Sept. 30, 2015 on KATU.com "Portland, Multnomah County commit to $30 mil. to fight homelessness"
- Sept. 30, 2015 on KOIN.com "PDX, Mult. Co. pledge $30M for 'housing emergency'"
- Sept. 30, 2015 on KGW.com "City, county announce $30M plan for Portland's homeless"
- Sept. 15, 2015 in The Portland Tribune "Efforts step up to find a home for every veteran"
- Sept. 11, 2015 in The Oregonian "At Veterans Stand Down, Oregon homeless vets find help – and a promise for bigger answers"
- Sept. 8, 2015 on OPB.org "Portland officials struggle to house vets as rents rise"
- Sept. 8, 2015 in the Portland Tribune "(link is external)City,county leaders ask landlords to 'consider a veteran' in housing effort"
- Sept. 8, 2015 on KPTV.com "New program hopes to end Veteran homelessness in Portland, Multnomah County"
- Sept. 8, 2015 on KOIN.com "Hales, Kafoury aim to end veteran homelessness"
- Sept. 8, 2015 on KGW.com "City, county leaders push to end veteran homelessness"
- July 24, 2015 in Street Roots "City, county looking for landlord to house homeless veterans"
- July 17, 2015 on KGW.com “County works to house all homeless vets by 2016”
- July 8, 2015 on Multco.us "New transitional housing opens in Old Town/Chinatown"
- June 4, 2015 in the Portland Business Journal “Portland, Multnomah leaders say homeless numbers have stabilized”
- June 4, 2015 on OPB.org “Portland Area Homelessness Report Shows Little Progress”
- June 4, 2015 on KGW.org “Portland homeless count little changed since 2013”
- June 3, 2015 on OPB.org “Portland Area Report Finds 'Highly Troubling' Rise In Homeless African Americans”
- June 3, 2015 on Oregonlive.com “Our Homeless Crisis: New numbers similar to 2013 with increases in women, families, minorities”
- May 28, 2015 in the Portland Tribune “The rush is on to build affordable housing”
- May 15, 2015 Opinion piece in Street Roots “Director's Desk: Poverty is exhausting, but the human spirit is strong”