Village movement gains traction, goes mainstream

July 30, 2017July 30, 2017 Thacher Schmid

With market forces pushing rents ever higher in Portland and throughout the state, Michael Parkhurst is looking for creative strategies to lower the cost of providing homes to those who might otherwise live on the streets. “I think there’s a … Continue reading Village movement gains traction, goes mainstream

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From protest to a place of their own

June 20, 2017June 20, 2017 Thacher Schmid

City’s early homeless villages shaped new housing experiments locally and globally as part of movement to reimagine how the homeless should live PAMPLIN MEDIA PHOTO: JIM CLARK – Dignity Village founder Jack Tafari (right) sat on the steps of a … Continue reading From protest to a place of their own

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Village movement gains traction, goes mainstream