After boosting protections for elders, Board proclaims June 15 Elder Abuse Awareness Day
June 15 is Elder Abuse Awareness Day in Multnomah County. Elder abuse is any form of mistreatment that results in harm, fear or loss in an older person.
June 15 is Elder Abuse Awareness Day in Multnomah County. Elder abuse is any form of mistreatment that results in harm, fear or loss in an older person.
Opened in 2010, the Gateway Center for Domestic Violence Services provides a wide range of aid and advocacy to survivors of domestic violence.
Work on the shelter is part of a long-term strategy to shift beds from temporary spaces opened quickly under a state of emergency into service-rich facilities designed for long-term success.
A generation of young men believed they would die. Now facing old age, they must consider how to live.
Agencies are designing new programs for seniors with HIV/AIDS, while programs that once served the dying now help clients grow older, healthier.
Asylum is an important legal protection for these survivors of extreme violence.
Multnomah County is available 24 hours, 7 days a week, 365 days a year for those who are struggling.
The Multnomah County Health Department is reaching out to all dental patients who visited the Southeast dental clinic between May 11 and May 24.
New grant criteria violate Congressional requirements for proven programs, substituting anti-science, ideologically-driven approach
“We are using this proclamation to once again unequivocally state that the LGBTQ community is our community," said Commissioner Vega Pederson.
The agreement was developed by and among the County, Transition Projects, Inc., Home Forward, Old Town Chinatown Neighborhood Association and the Pacific Northwest College of Art.
The Multnomah County Board unanimously approves $2 billion budget for 2019.