The executive director of Blanchet House writes about how communities can create the conditions of success for people struggling with addiction and homelessness. Given the widespread frustration and ...

The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to vote July 25 on whether to retrofit a vacant building on Southeast Sandy Boulevard to turn it into a deflection center where people arrested ...

After weeks of work, a group of civic leaders and law enforcement officials working to set up an alternative to the criminal justice system for drug users has come up with a plan. Under guidelines ...