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The 2023 Point in Time homeless count shows fewer chronic homeless people in the Portland Metro area.

The 2023 Point in Time homeless count shows fewer chronic homeless people in the Portland Metro area.

This episode of Out of the Streets of Portland focuses on one of the most important, time-consuming and altogether under-recognized tasks of the Joint Office of Homeless Services: the collection and analysis of sets of data to help guide and prioritize the work to end homelessness.

Over the past eight months, Vail resident and rec district employee Jack Goodreau has ridden his e-bike 900 miles, favoring it over his car for commuting, recreating and just getting around town. Goodreau was one...

Healthcare

A walk through the ground floor of the Smith Memorial Student Union can really work up an appetite: scents of sesame seed and toasted bread waft out from Bowery Bagels, and the sizzling of burgers on the grill and fries cooking in oil can be heard from the cafeteria. A half dozen menus offer a varie

This month's episode of Out of the Streets of Portland focuses on the Housing First model, a research-based practice which rapidly ends homelessness, is cost-effective, and positively impacts quality of life and community functioning. This model is particularly effective among people who have been homeless for long periods of time and have serious psychiatric disabilities,

“As the leading University in Egypt, AUC was keen on playing a role in raising awareness of sexual harassment as an important social issue and supporting national and global efforts, in particular as they relate to college campuses,” stated Reem El-Mograby ‘09, director and Title IX coordinator in the Office of Institutional Equity, in her recent speech  at the Arab Forum for Sustainable

As the risk of respiratory depression is elevated with opioid use, the risk of complications from COVID-19 is increased in patients with opioid use disorder.

This proposal to give $1,000 regular stimulus checks from Oregon would be the first ever universal basic income program from the state.