Author: Blair Best (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW)— Inside a Southeast Portland YMCA, religious groups turn a gymnasium into a weekly meeting space where they discuss how they can tackle one of the city’s biggest challenges: homelessness. “We decided to immediately ...
ASHLAND, Ore. – The City of Ashland is clarifying its approach to people who camp within the city. Ashland officials said recently, they’ve received multiple inquiries about camping in public spaces. The city provided the following “management approach” to communicate ...
Author: Blair Best (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Eric Shumway hammered slates of linoleum wood in the bedroom of a first floor apartment. The work is kind of like a puzzle, he said — just like the puzzle pieces of ...
Author: Anthony Macuk (KGW) SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — A bill aimed at reforming Oregon’s eviction system to reduce homelessness got a first committee hearing in the Oregon Legislature Monday. Senate Bill 799 would give cash-strapped tenants more time to come up ...
ASHLAND, Ore. –A Jackson County nonprofit that helps people struggling with poverty or homelessness has a new development director. Options for Housing Residents of Ashland recently hired Jessica Klinke, who has 20 years of experience in fundraising, communications and organizational ...
Author: Anthony Macuk (KGW) SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — A bill aimed at reforming Oregon’s eviction system to reduce homelessness got a first committee hearing in the Oregon Legislature Monday. Senate Bill 799 would give cash-strapped tenants more time to come up ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – After 20-plus years on the street, the Medford staple Downtown Dan is getting his forever home. Downtown Dan, as many call him, is famous for walking all over Medford and talking to everyone he sees. For the ...
SALEM, Ore. – Governor Tina Kotek released details about her plan to address homelessness in Oregon. The governor is asking state lawmakers to invest $130 million toward reducing the number of unsheltered Oregonians in 2023. The request was paired with ...
Author: Blair Best, KGW Staff SEASIDE, Ore. (KGW) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek made a point of declaring a homelessness state of emergency on her first full day in office earlier this month, but the order doesn’t apply to the ...
SALEM, Ore. – One day after officially taking office, Governor Tina Kotek issued three executive orders to tackle Oregon’s homelessness crisis. The governor set a statewide housing production goal of 36,000 per year, declared a “homelessness state of emergency, and ...