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Rose City s Finest: Celebrating 100 Black Leaders In Portland (The second 50+)
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Oregon s Pioneering Drug Decriminalization Experiment Is Now Facing The Hard Test
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Many Oregon people of color eager to get vaccinated against COVID-19 while others wait for answers
Updated 6:00 AM;
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Julia Mines didn’t want to get vaccinated against COVID-19, fully aware of the nation’s history of medical experimentation on African Americans. But she did it anyway.
“I needed to set an example,” said Mines, director of a drug and alcohol recovery center for Black Portlanders.
But, in the end, only two of her seven employees at The Miracles Club have gotten shots, she said, even though they had early access because they work face-to-face with people of color.
OHA completes recruitment for COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Committee
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Opinion: Recovery services must be part of Metro’s solution for homelessness
Updated Dec 27, 2020;
Posted Dec 27, 2020
Portland-area voters overwhelmingly approved a measure earlier this year that dedicates tax revenue to services for those who are homeless. But any solution must recognize the need to fund counseling and other addiction recovery support services for the long-term, the authors write.
November 10, 2020Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian
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Julia Mines and Fernando Peña
Mines is the executive director of The Miracles Club in Portland. She has been clean and sober for 22 years. Peña is the operations director of the Northwest Instituto Latino in Portland. He is in long term recovery from substance use and mental health issues. They are writing on behalf of the Recovery Community Association.