Dec 5, 2024
The latest episode of the Joint Office podcast “Out of the Streets of Portland” features the story of Michael, who successfully navigated out of decades of homelessness and substance use to support and recovery in one of the alternative, village-style shelters that have significantly expanded over the past two years...
Oct 10, 2024
On this episode of Out of the Streets of Portland, we bring you a panel discussion about the Regional Long-Term Rent Assistance, known by its acronym RLRA. The program is funded entirely by the Supportive Housing Services measure, which was passed by Portland Metro voters in 2020 and implemented beginning in 2021. RLRA...
Sep 20, 2024
Eric struggled with alcoholism most of his adult life, and has been in and out of homelessness. He had a period of successful employment in his 30s, then fell back into homelessness, and was unable to get himself back on his feet. At age 50, he had a heart issue that caused a physical disability and left him unable to...
Jul 12, 2024
Welcome to ‘Out of the Streets of Portland’ - a podcast focused on sharing the stories of people who are currently or formerly homeless in our community, and helping navigate the systems and services that the Joint Office of Homeless Services and its partners either have in place, or are developing, to help people...
Jun 17, 2024
On this episode of Out of the Streets of Portland, we bring you
a panel discussion at Southeast Uplift, which is a coalition of
southeast Portland neighborhood associations. The panel features
people involved in creating micro-villages in neighborhoods in
northeast and southeast Portland.
A recent study by the...