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Shower the people: Steve Duin column
Success? Success was never the issue. Commercial real estate or business development for private hospitals? Lisa Marandas was an all-star. Lisa Marandas had more than enough game.
Read MoreHarbor of Hope unveils laundry, shower trucks for homeless
Harbor of Hope recently launched a GoFundMe campaign to bring two new mobile shower and laundry trucks to the metro area’s homeless. The trucks will include five private showers and 12 washers and dryers.
Read MorePSU Report: Bold Action Needed as Depth, Complexity of Portland Homeless Crisis is Revealed
Portland’s affordable housing and homelessness crisis was decades in the making, and government or market forces alone cannot solve this massive problem.
Read MoreMore needed to understand, solve homeless crisis
Portland State University analysis finds no one knows the fully extent and cost of the homeless and affordable housing crisis.
Read MoreHomeless crisis for Baby Boomers Lies Ahead, Says Developer
Portland developer Homer Williams is sounding the house crisis alarm – and he says baby boomers are more at risk of finding themselves without a roof over their heads.
Read MoreNW Natural Gas Gives $75,000 to Oregon Harbor of Hope
Multi-year Grant Will Provide Operational Support for the New Navigation Center for Homeless Aid
Read MoreFive Key Facts About the $1.5 Million Donation that Brings Homer Williams Closer to Opening a Homeless Shelter
The concept is drawn from San Francisco, where the idea is to make shelters more inviting by allowing people to bring their partners, pets and belongings to a central location where there’s ready access to services.
Read MoreDeveloper Homer Williams and his Homeless Shelter Epiphany
Homer Williams was on a business trip in San Antonio when he heard about a massive homeless shelter in that city. With three hours to spare before his plane took off, Williams visited Haven for Hope, a large homeless “campus” serving some 1,500 people on 37 acres.
Read MoreSurge in Homelessness Demands Solutions
Despite nationwide progress in housing homeless people, many urban and suburban areas with rapidly rising housing prices have been overwhelmed by the number of individuals and families who have been priced out of housing markets and are now living on streets, in parks, under overpasses, and along riverbanks.
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