Episode 7: Is homelessness on the rise in PDX? And other key questions
In this episode we switch it up, and Dr. Marisa Zapata is the one answering the questions about rates of homelessness, affordable housing, and how to help those living unsheltered. Community leader an...
19 Nov 202120min
Episode 6: Her story is her power
In this episode, we talk with Raven Drake, manager of the Streets Roots Ambassador Program. The program builds on the talents and expertise of people on the streets to do public health outreach, surve...
18 Okt 202137min
Update to Episodes 4 and 5
Hey podcast listeners. This is Stefanie Knowlton, editor of the Understanding Homelessness podcast, with an update from last week’s two-part episode. The conversation with Don’t Evict PDX was recorded...
14 Okt 20211min
Episode 4: Eviction Court
UPDATE: Since recording this episode, Oregon has expanded legal support to all low-income tenants facing a court eviction. For more information, contact the Oregon Law Center at (888)-585-9638 or evic...
7 Okt 202130min
Episode 5: Violence is not a metaphor
UPDATE: Since recording this episode, Oregon has expanded legal support to all low-income tenants facing a court eviction. For more information, contact the Oregon Law Center at (888)-585-9638 or evic...
7 Okt 202123min
Episode 2: AfroVillage Movement takes shape
Community health worker, activist and grassroots organizer LaQuida Landford talks about her roots in Belize and her lived experience of homelessness, and how both shape her vision for the AfroVillage ...
28 Jul 202132min
Episode 3: Affordable housing is key
The executive director of Home Forward, Michael Buonocore, talks about the history of affordable housing, why there isn’t enough to meet the need, and barriers to making it happen faster. The conversa...
28 Jul 202124min
Episode 1: Beyond the headlines and soundbites
Let’s clear away some of the rhetoric about homelessness and identify the key questions that frame this discussion. Dr. Marisa Zapata, director of PSU’s Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative, t...
19 Jul 20216min
