Street Roots • March 13-19, 2015
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Housing advocates march on Salem
eople experiencing poverty and
homelessness, and their advocates,
marched on Salem Wednesday, March 11,
as part of the Housing Lobby Day with
legislators.
In addition to the march and sessions with
lawmakers at the Capitol, the advocates put
20,000 donated socks on display on the Capitol
steps, representing the 20,000 homeless youths
in Oregon schools. At the end of the day, the
socks were redistributed back to social services
for people experiencing homeless and poverty.
Housing and homeless organizations across
the state are calling on lawmakers to commit
$100 million toward future affordable housing,
plus funding to prevent homelessness and
preserve existing housing resources.
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A t top, M a tt K inshella with Neighborhood Partnerships assembles the
display o f 20,000 socks to illustrate the num ber o f homeless students
in Oregon schools last year.
Above, Janet Byrd, representing the Oregon H ousing Alliance speaks
a t a press conference about the need fo r more fu n d in g fo r
homelessness a n d housing services across the state. A t right, marchers
head toward Salem in advance o f speaking with lawmakers about
their concerns about housing resources.
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