News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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This week I’ve grieved the loss of two lives — one a dear friend here in Sisters, who died at the end of an exhausting few months dealing with ALS as it took away his faculties bit by bit. The second death is someone I hardly knew, yet his death has affected me deeply. This person — whom we won’t name for privacy, and to avoid confusion about his identity — lived out in the National Forest beyond Pine Street in a tent for over three years. He died on Saturday, April 29, at St. Charles Emergency Room. I know more about his... Full story
A recent Oregon poll found Central Oregon region in need of at least 100 units of long-term housing for the 18-24 age group, plus another 170 long-term housing units. There is a complexity of reasons for youth homelessness including family breakdown, mental illness, sexual assault, addiction, family financial difficulty, and/or social isolation. With the adult homeless population, add to that the possibility of PTSD, low-income jobs, and unaffordable housing. Many of our adult homeless began down this road as teenagers and... Full story
