A Minor Miracle: Finally, Some Good News About Oregon’s Troubled Foster Care

Deonza Watson remembers the hotels.

Lessons From a Youth Activist: The New Civic Duty

At 16, I attended an equity training. Like most things that change your life, I did not expect to get much out of it.

City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty Blasts Portland Police Actions at Friday Climate Rally

Echoing Urban League president, Hardesty says cops “unnecessarily escalated a situation.”

Former Foster Child Sues Native American Youth and Family Center, Alleging It Failed to Protect Her From Sexual Assaults in 2007

Eight Portland LGBTQ Nonprofits

Because Pride doesn’t stop when the rainbow flags come down.

Youth Activists Demand Metro Remove Highways From its Transportation Bond

For the past month, high school students have been showing up at meetings of the regional government Metro, which is preparing to present voters with a massive transportation bond in 2020.

Thousands of Portland Public School Students Stage Walkout Against Climate Change

Thousands of Portland high school and middle school students walked out of class today to protest climate change.

Oregon Is One of Three States That Don’t Have Suicide Prevention Plans in Schools. A New Bill Seeks to Change That

Suicide is currently the leading cause of death for Oregon youth ages 10 to 24, according to the Oregon Health Authority. A bill proposed last month in the state Legislature seeks to address that alarming statistic.