The Public: Movie Review

A couple days ago I was mentioning my desire to go see “The Public”, a new film by and staring Emilio Estevez about homelessness and libraries while it was still in the theatre. A friend of mine, one of our donors,…

Hiring Loki: fundraising, grants, and the tricky business of hiring one of our friends on the margins

Recently we had the opportunity to hire Loki, a member of our community, to our staff. This was thanks in large part to a grant from the Oregon Food Bank that covered most of her first two months. This is…

Finding Time in the Breadline: some thoughts about relationships, sex, and time for folks living outside

A while back I was listening to a podcast where the guest, Kristen Ghodsee, who had recently written a NY Times Opinion piece entitled “Why Women Had Better Sex Under Socialism“, was talking about her research on personal life before…

How Everything Has Changed Over the Last Six Months

So many things have happened in the last few months (“When we last left our heroes…“)!  We’ve had the wonderful opportunity to welcome two amazing new co-leaders – Elspeth Tanguay-Koo and Zack Tewksbury – to our team, and almost everything we do…

HELP!: Big Changes at HOMEpdx

Thank you all for your continued interest and support of our work creating community with our friends on the margins here in Portland. As clichéd as it might sound, we are busier than ever downtown. On top of all of…