Things are starting to look up for Jeremy Joel Coffey. “I’m due to graduate from outpatient drug treatment (soon),” Coffey said. “Treatment’s been great. I feel really grounded in sobriety.” For a ...

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On Oct. 9, just days ahead of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation to “reclaim” Columbus Day. To those on the left, the proclamation was likely unsurprising, and while ...

Uncertainty around the distribution of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funds for November was alleviated Nov. 7 as Oregonians saw their benefits issued. As of press time, the Trump ...

The clock started ticking Nov. 1. That’s the day the city of Portland planned to enforce its law banning people living outdoors from setting up encampments as part of Mayor Keith Wilson’s goal of ...

On a rainy cold morning in October, eight people scurried through the grass at Sellwood Riverfront Park. They ran from the Guss mobile sauna to plunge into the cold Willamette River, before warming up ...

Ask anyone who’s gone through mental/behavioral health treatment and they’ll tell you that building a therapeutic relationship with a provider takes time, trust and a good fit. Seeking mental health ...

Emaciated from lack of food, James Eads How collapsed at Cincinnati’s Union Station on a summer day in 1930. Few people paid him any mind. They had schedules to meet and trains to catch. And after all ...

Paul Boden is the executive director of the Western Regional Advocacy Project, or WRAP. The organization is made up of community organizations around the United States, including Street Roots and ...

What kind of a cold, mean, and even sadistic homeless service provider would you need to be to tell a family of three, four or five people living in a single room occupancy hotel or “illegally” ...

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