BREAKING: Last year in Multnomah County, 79 people died while they were experiencing homelessness – 35 died outdoors, according to the 2017 Domicile Unknown report released today by Street Roots and Multnomah County, OR. @mkaiasand reports: bit.ly/2Pwy1tF

Thank you, Street Roots for this important report. We need to make a home for everyone in #Portland.

In his best songs, Woody Guthrie is equally seized by feelings of outrage and hope...Guthrie clung to an optimistic belief in the generosity and decency of all human beings. newyorker.com/culture/cultur…

.Governor Kate Brown ROSE Community Development and many partner organizations are working together to support families with young children.

To Win the Housing War, We Need to Lose Single-Family Zoning Why is 80% of the residential-zoned land in #Portland single-family when we know the majority of new homes built in future decades will be multi-family? #HomesWeNeed citylab.com/equity/2018/11…

Museums, #Neighborhoods, and #Gentrification: Lessons from the Nation’s Capital - #Portland is the most gentrified city in the US. How will we respond? nonprofitquarterly.org/2018/11/26/mus… via Nonprofit Quarterly

Listening in color is putting aside your judgments and conclusions, and putting yourself in the other person’s shoes and trying to understand the world through their lived experience, and just trusting the wisdom that you’re receiving. #Philanthropy nyti.ms/2zqPk6g

Don't just make it easy for people to complain. Make it easy for people to help. #homelessness #pdx news.streetroots.org/2018/11/23/dir…

High rents mean families struggle to make ends meet, and can't put money away for emergencies. High rents lead to increases in homelessness. vox.com/the-goods/2018…

Lents Strong needs your help! Prosper Portland wants to give away the biggest site in Lents Town Center to build apartments that few people in #Lents can afford.Tell them you think that's a bad idea. chng.it/xG2SS6PF via Change.org

We don’t have a capital problem in the United States. We have an organizing problem. The challenge us to reimagine the community development finance system from the bottom up... to create new institutions at the neighborhood level that create a cycle of value creation & capture.

#EarlBoyles is a star in our neighborhood. What State Leaders Can Do to Help More Students Start Their Education on the Right Track by Allan Golston link.medium.com/BrSICHvdtU

90% of violent crime survivors choose a restorative #justice process over incarceration nyti.ms/2VxMR2n

Thanks to everyone who helped pass this historic legislation to protect #Oregon renters.

#Oregon #AffordableHousing is fifth from the bottom: Shortage of 7 Million Apartments for the Nation’s Lowest-Income Renters via National Low Income Housing Coalition mailchi.mp/nlihc.org/gap-…

PBOT News Blog: Fixing Our Streets Program builds sidewalks on key routes. Thanks to Portland Bureau of Transportation for these safety improvements in #EastPortland. Investment in East Portland transportation increased from $15M in 2011 to $65M in 2019. #EPAP content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORPOR… via Granicus

Something you can do in response to immigration raids and other attacks against immigrants and refugees...

Congrats to O'Neill/Walsh. This is an exciting project for Meyer Memorial Trust and #Portland.

Thank you to everyone who was a part of Sunnyside Community House. news.streetroots.org/2019/09/20/las…

I just took action with Action Network: We support a strong Community Benefits Agreement for the Broadway Corridor!. Take action here: actionnetwork.org/forms/we-suppo…