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Dorothy Rodriguez-Anderson, a local woman with a passion for helping those in need, wants to bring
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and be dumped back on the streets is more than
they can bear,” she said. “Without someone to care,
they turn to drugs so they don’t have to feel or deal
with the trauma. Instead, the women just live on the
streets.”
She adds that the only men’s shelter in town hous-
es sex offenders, where the girls are “sitting ducks.”
Poverty is a women’s issue across the world and
in the United States, and according to the Nation-
al Woman’s Law Center, nearly 6 in 10 poor adults
are women, and nearly 6 in 10 poor children live in
Homeless
families headed by women. Poverty rates are espe-
cially high for single mothers, women of color, and
elderly women living alone. Women’s shelters are
critical to the stability and welfare of women, par-
ticularly mothers and domestic violence survivors.
Anderson knows that ongoing grassroots action
is needed through every step of the process to keep
the homeless issue in front of local, state and federal
representatives.
She would welcome even more signatures to shed
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Kate Brown and Business Oregon,
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A request for information was
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represented groups in a variety of
industries. Mentoring and busi-
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pany each investment.
“The Inclusive Startup Fund
represents the Portland Develop-
ment Commission’s ongoing com-
mitment to support and cultivate
entrepreneurs from underrepre-
sented populations,” said Patrick
Quinton, the organization’s execu-
tive director. “We’re eager to take
this next step toward providing
better access to capital for startups
with diverse founders.”
“Our local startups play an
important role in job creation
and economic progress here
in Multnomah County,” added
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sioner Loretta Smith, a member
of Portland’s African American
community, who pushed forward
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county’s portion of the funding.
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