Thanks to the Oregonian editorial board for running a piece in the March 23 edition of the paper urging their readership to support the Community Relief Fund, led by United Way of the Columbia-Willamette.
"Social service agencies estimate that there more than 100,000 people out of work in the counties surrounding Portland. That is about twice last year's number. Over the past three months, calls to 2-1-1 emergency resources phone line up were up 40 percent. Demand at regional food banks is up by 20 percent compared with last year. State unemployment has risen to double digits. Utilities say about a fifth of their customers are having trouble paying their bills."
Read the entire editorial
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