Federal Spending Cuts Threaten the Work of All Nonprofits, Not Just Publicly-Funded Ones. Portland, OR – March 4, 2025 – Proposed federal spending cuts to programs like SNAP and Medicaid will have effects that go far beyond the government workforce and organizations...
In her recent State of the State Address, Governor Kotek addressed the issues most important to Oregonians. Top among them are mental health care and expanding the behavioral healthcare workforce with new funding. Rebecca Jenkins, LCSW, who recently joined our team as...
William Temple House’s Director of Social Services, Kevin Ryan, was interviewed by Univision Portland on the city of Portland’s new camping ban, which went into effect July 1st, 2024. Kevin represented William Temple House’s perspective, saying “[The new ordinance] is...
Last Friday, the Supreme Court ruled that governments can penalize people for being homeless, even when they have no other shelter options. Like many of you, we’re and deeply concerned about this news. This latest ruling from the Supreme Court is in direct opposition...
https://www.williamtemple.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Northwest-Portland-nonprofit-removes-barriers-of-care-for-LGBTQ-Portlanders.mp4 We couldn’t be more thrilled to share with you a feature we created in collaboration with KGW for Pride Month. At William...
We should all be grateful that Portland Public Schools and its teachers were able to find some agreement on long-standing challenges. With students back in the classroom this week, Portlanders can breathe a collective sigh of relief. But from a mental health...
