The week of Nov. 13–21 is Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. Annually, across the country, people come together to draw attention to the problems of hunger and houselessness, utilizing a…
People for which Portland?
As the costs of living and housing have surged, so has endemic houselessness leading to encampments all across the city of Portland. When the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered entire commercial districts,…
101.9 KINK to host 21st annual Safeway Truckload of Coats
Colder temperatures due to La Nina conditions continue to drop. In response to these colder months, Safeway is gathering up for its 21st annual Truckload of Coats. This event supports…
The Landing is open!
Alycia Goodenough is an accounting major here at Portland State University—and they happen to be houseless. Now a resident of the PSU Landing at First United Methodist Church (FUMC), Goodenough…
Portland State continues to hold Free Food Market for students and families in need
Portland State’s Free Food Market (FFM) will be providing groceries and pantry staples to students, families and anyone else in need of assistance on August 9. The event takes…
House Bill 3115: A legislative platitude
Houselessness is endemic across the West Coast. Whereas houselessness in the United States dropped by over 10% in the last decade, it increased here by 15%. Various West Coast cities…
PSU and FUMC partner to open student shelter
According to research compiled by the Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative (HRAC) at Portland State, out of the 166 students surveyed, 64.5% experienced housing insecurity, 20.5% experienced houselessness and…
Beyond houselessness
According to research compiled by the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, Oregon had an estimated 1,590 people aged 18–24 experiencing houselessness as of January 2019. This is troubling, considering…
Our changing city: Losing Chinatown
Decades of neglect and mismanagement by the city’s government has left Portland’s historic Chinatown district a ghost of its former self. Historically a center for the marginalized Chinese-American community in…
Decriminalizing houselessness
City council approves hiring first responders for houseless individuals The Portland City Council approved a new initiative to hire a team of first responders trained to work with houseless individuals…
Hill to Hall Nov. 20–22
Nov. 20: Oregon county jury sides with counties in timber revenue lawsuit The state of Oregon lost a lawsuit by 14 Oregon counties, which claimed the state cost them decades…