Housing/Homelessness

The number of homeless students has risen by fourteen percent this year, according to the Oregon Department of Education. This year eighteen-thousand students are homeless, compared to about fifteen-thousand last year and eight-thousand in 2003 and 2004, when numbers wer... Read more

For our second installment Max Rameau joined us to talk about creative and revolutionary steps “Take Back the Land” is using in order to combat issues of homelessness in Florida. With Portland ranking in the top three (per capita) for homelessness, unemployment and hunge... Read more

As the current economic crisis deepens, more Oregonians are joining the ranks of the poor. With resources stretched to the breaking point, the ability to meet basic human needs is becoming more difficult. Dave Mazza talks with Rachel Bristol, executive director of the Oreg... Read more

As the number of people living on the streets continues to increase during this recession, many cities are passing ordinances restricting survival activities such as sleeping, sitting down, and asking for spare change. The National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty ... Read more