Flip the Script: A Fresh Take on Ending Our Homeless Crisis
via Zoom
November 12, 2020
Despite political focus and public investment, the number of people without housing in Oregon continues to grow -- up 25% in the past two years in Portland for families and youth -- with COVID-19 exacerbating the crisis. Many experts believe it’s time to overhaul our current approach. Learn about an innovative proposal to allocate dramatically more resources for homeless and unaccompanied youth — two-thirds of whom go on to become permanently homeless as adults. This assumption-challenging discussion asked if we can reduce the number of adults who are homeless on Oregon’s streets over the next decade.
Moderator:
Doug Riggs, Director, Alliance4Kids
Speakers:
Barbara Duffield, Executive Director, Schoolhouse Connection
Andrew Hoan, President and CEO, Portland Business Alliance
Tricia Frizzell, Program Director, Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action HOME Youth Services
Savina Zuniga, youth representative affected by homelessness
via Zoom
November 12, 2020
Despite political focus and public investment, the number of people without housing in Oregon continues to grow -- up 25% in the past two years in Portland for families and youth -- with COVID-19 exacerbating the crisis. Many experts believe it’s time to overhaul our current approach. Learn about an innovative proposal to allocate dramatically more resources for homeless and unaccompanied youth — two-thirds of whom go on to become permanently homeless as adults. This assumption-challenging discussion asked if we can reduce the number of adults who are homeless on Oregon’s streets over the next decade.
Moderator:
Doug Riggs, Director, Alliance4Kids
Speakers:
Barbara Duffield, Executive Director, Schoolhouse Connection
Andrew Hoan, President and CEO, Portland Business Alliance
Tricia Frizzell, Program Director, Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action HOME Youth Services
Savina Zuniga, youth representative affected by homelessness