On Monday, Sept. 30, over 30 community members attended an event in Milton-Freewater billed as “Controlling the Homeless Population Along the Walla Walla River.” The meeting was held at the Milton-Freewater...
Despite the prevalence of homelessness in Walla Walla, Whitman remains fairly disconnected from the issue, according to first-year Madeline Langdon.
Langdon has volunteered with Arts for Housing...
The city of Walla Walla and Whitman College work to provide support to local homelessness, an issue that affects over 200 people in Walla Walla County.
Citywide initiatives such as the Walla Walla Alliance...
As of 2022, over half a million people in the United States are unhoused, with 18 per every 10,000 experiencing houselessness every day—even though there are more than 16 million vacant homes. In the...
People don't like seeing homelessness. It makes them uncomfortable. It makes them feel unsafe. It lowers the value of their waterfront properties. Does this make the middle class the true victims of...
This Friday, Oct. 20, ballots go out for the election of three city council seats in Walla Walla county.
The six candidates running for these seats have been reaching out to the community through various...
Inside the “Getting Off the Road Homeless” Campground, campers are gathered around their fires as the sun slips below the horizon and the temperature drops. A man slices potatoes into a pan, remarking...
The Walla Walla homeless encampment sits atop a small plot of land cordoned off with chain link fence, wrapped in green tarp to provide privacy. Roughly 40-50 people currently live at the Getting Off the...
Andy Monserud, Investigative Director
• September 8, 2016
Walla Walla is participating in a nationwide study of youth homelessness led by the University of Chicago’s Chapin Hall Center for Children. The study’s supporters, including some Whitman students and alumni, hope that it will give Walla Walla a greater insight into the needs of its homeless population and how those needs can be served.
To the Editor:
In addition to legitimate differences of approach to the plight of increasing numbers of homeless in the Walla Walla area, it has often been claimed that those involved in the new Walla...
The Walla Walla Alliance for the Homeless expects to move forward with controversial plans to build a day center for Walla Walla’s homeless on Pine Street. Plans for the site, known as Madison Park, have angered some neighbors and received a lukewarm reception from others working to address homelessness in Walla Walla.
