Promoting Voting Without an Address
The National Coalition for the Homeless created a campaign to help people experiencing homelessness become registered, active voters. The campaign, "You Don't Need a Home to Vote," offers a toolkit on promoting voting access for low-income individuals or people without a home address, to help overcome obstacles that traditionally prevent the population from voting.
According to the National Coalition for the Homeless, low-income voters, and particularly people experiencing homelessness, are consistently one of the most poorly represented groups when it comes to voter turnout.
Stirrup Purpose, a nonprofit that provides purpose and healing through equine experiences, is still in its first year of operation and plans to hold an Open House event to inform the community about its various programs.
The nonprofit has three key programs, all of which use horses to help improve an individual's wellbeing. It offers veteran retreats, where individuals can experience respite, recreation and form relationships through horses, and other therapeutic programs aimed at improving physical and emotional wellbeing.
Stirrup will hold its Open House event on Oct. 5 from noon-6pm, offering demonstrations of its equine assisted services. "Our mission is to help people," said Penny Campbell, executive director. "The community has a great need for more programs like this, so we're excited to help."
- Julianna LaFollette
- The number of families who can participate in Oregon's Children's Extraordinary Needs program. Nearly 10 times that many are on a waitlist for the program. From the Feature, "New Oregon program pays parents to care for kids with intensive medical, behavioral needs — but few can access it."
- Local musician Eric Leadbetter, from the Sound story, "Local Love: A Q/A with Guitar Slinger Eric Leadbetter"