Yoshio Nakada spoke little English beyond song lyrics. In church, he communicated with a whispered "Silent Night." In the soup kitchen each morning, it was a jovial "Home on the Range." And with his ...

In 2020, World Homeless Day (October 10) took on a new significance as COVID is making a greater impact on those who are in need of food, clothing, and shelter. And now, with the colder weather ...

"Songs for Shelter," featuring 15 songs by musicians and bands such as Wayne Horvitz and Robin Holcomb, Martin Hayes, Danny O'Keefe, Laura Veirs, Radio Nationals, Artis, Electric Bonsai Band and Jim ...

Damien Dempsey has released a new Christmas song with all proceeds going to the Dublin-based non-profit Focus Ireland, which provides services to people who are homeless. "Failte Abhaile (Welcome Home ...

For hundreds of hours in late January and early February, that “Barney & Friends” theme song blasted in an endless loop across a secluded stretch of San Pedro, aimed directly at an encampment of ...

Three Portland residents offered their take on the city's homeless and drug crisis after legendary musician John Mellencamp released a new song about the plight of the city's homeless population. "It ...

When Hunter Chamberlin, a young Portland father, sat down to write a letter to his 3-year-old son, poetry poured out. “You strike like lightning, raining joy on everything,” he wrote to his son, ...