Portland Harbor Superfund Site Kicks into Action
By NECN Staff
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The City of Portland and an array of environmental agencies are engaged in a critical phase of the Superfund clean-up for...
Portland, Unhoused: Leo Rhodes
Leo Rhodes, Houselessness Advocate; experienced homelessness off and on for thirty years.
“One of the biggest misconceptions of homelessness is that everyone’s on drugs, alcohol, mentally ill, because the decision- makers are catering to that....
Portland, Unhoused: Matt Olguin
Matt Olguin, Director of Shelter Services, Transition Projects Inc.
“You have this perception that all homeless people are drug addicts or criminals. The difference is that the people that we see who are experiencing homelessness...
Portland, Unhoused: Linda Jo Devlaeminck
Linda Jo Devlaeminck, Program Director, Community of Hope
“The missing piece is relationships. If you’re going to break the cycle of trauma, the only way to do that is to help both parents and children...
Portland, Unhoused: Jason Jones
Jason Jones, Acting Sergeant, Central Precinct, Portland Police Bureau
“Law enforcement is only one aspect of what we do. We’re the fingertips of government. We’re also social service providers, and we are public safety. We’re...
Portland, Unhoused: Denis Theriault
Denis Theriault, Communications Coordinator, Joint Office of Homeless Services
“The floor is falling out. People don’t have a place to land anymore when they used to have a place to land. The rent is going up...
Portland, Unhoused: Precious Lott
Precious Lott, Retention Case Manager, JOIN; experienced homelessness for five years
“Me and my daughter slept in our car from when she was two months until she was almost five, jumping from place to place....
Clean Air Warriors: Gregory Sotir
Gregory Sotir, Cully Air Action Team
Strategy: regulating the regulators
As part of the Cully Air Action Team , Gregory Sotir will be the first to tell you that the Cully neighborhood is one of the...
Clean Air Warriors: Jessica Applegate
Jessica Applegate, Eastside Portland Air Coalition
Strategy: upsetting the paradigm of passive citizen involvement
"If you had asked a few years ago if she ever imagined being an environmental activist, Jessica Applegate might have laughed out...
Clean Air Warriors: Akash Singh
Akash Singh, Community Organizer, Neighbors for Clean Air
Strategy: make policy personal
Neighbors for Clean Air advocates for stronger air quality standards in the Portland area. As a community organizer with NCA, Akash Singh is...