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Using GIS Technology to Identify and Analyze ‘Food Deserts’ on the Southern Oregon Coast

Creator:: Opfer, Pamela R.
Abstract:: This study analyzes food access patterns on the Southern Oregon Coast using GIS technology. The utility and capacity issues of GIS technology are explored as well as the ability for community-based organizations to apply GIS analysis at a local level. A comprehensive literature review is presented which addresses the definition...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: town core, and rural RUCA block groups, a critical distance of 10 miles is used to represent an

Use Your Heart: Understanding Street-Level Discretion in the Emergency Food Network

Creator:: Precious, Cheryl L. M.
Abstract:: Hunger is among the greatest contemporary social problems in the United States. An incredible 48 million people, or 14% of households, experienced food insecurity during 2014. At the same time, public responses to food insecurity, such as the Emergency Food Assistance Program, have increasingly relied on the “emergency food network,”...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: ), and ultimately set the stage for the institutionalization of the emergency food network as it looks

Understanding property managers: The perceived benefits and risks of allowing pets in rental units in metro areas in the United States

Creator:: Barker, Ross
Abstract:: Pets are reshaping human lifestyles in countries around the world. More people than ever include pets as part of their family. Organizations including the Society for Companion Animal Studies (SCAS) and the Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) have conducted and sponsored a wealth of research into human-companion animal interactions...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University. Thank you

The Role of Food Banks in Local Food Movements: Advocating Access for Low-Income Populations and Promoting Policy Change

Creator:: Janssen, Kyle C.
Abstract:: The professed economic benefits of local food systems for communities and small farmers, along with mounting recognition of the contribution of current food production practices to global climate changes has sparked growing excitement around local foods. Additionally, the growth of industrial food systems and government subsidization of corn and soy...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: larger food system and efforts to create a more equitable food system through taking care of immediate

The COVID-19 Hunger Cliff: A Narrative Policy Framework analysis of the ongoing fight over pandemic-era universal school lunch policies

Creator:: Mowers-Cervantes, Emily
Abstract:: The Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) has emerged as a method of understanding how stories and evidence are portrayed within policy arenas to support policy discussions and what end goals these policy narratives aim to meet. This study applies the Narrative Policy framework to policy narratives used to discuss and share...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: extended these emergency waivers, and many politicians and members of the public alike are calling for the

Social change and children’s well-being in Chile

Creator:: Iwanaga, Kanako
Abstract:: Chilean society has been changing rapidly for the last few decades during a time of rapid economic growth. Some sociological and economical analyses state that when a nation grows, inequality between the rich and poor grows too, leaving the poor behind. The Chilean economy is the most rapidly growing in...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: Contreras, Dante “Poverty and Inequality in a Rapid Growth Economy: Chile 1990-96” The Journal of

Rethinking Change: Measuring Quality of Life Outcomes in Housing First Residents in Portland, Oregon

Creator:: Campbell, Shannon M.
Abstract:: The undisputed cost-effectiveness of the anti-homelessness program “Housing First” is well established in the empirical literature, but fewer studies have considered the impact of the program on individual residents. This mixed-methods study examines the lives of a cohort of residents in a Portland-based Housing First project, seeking to determine whether...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
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Resource Family Approval Process and the Effects of COVID-19

Creator:: Pennon, Matthew
Abstract:: The State of California uses the Resource Family Approval Program (RFA) to approve resource family homes (foster and adoptive homes). This program is the responsibility of each county to implement and manage. The RFA program was created to be much more family-friendly and provide an approval process that puts the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: emergency care and placement needs of children and nonminor dependents due to COVID-19 impacts

Networks and Relationships: Differences in State-Level Child Abuse and Neglect Policy Implementation in Multnomah and Klamath Counties, Oregon

Creator:: Wornell, Emily
Abstract:: Using Richard Matland’s ambiguity/conflict model of policy implementation, this research examines the connections that agencies and organizations in one rural county, Klamath, and one urban county, Multnomah, in Oregon utilize to implement a particular state policy. The policy being examined is ORS 418.746-800, which mandates the use of Multidisciplinary Teams...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: research finds that the structure and function of MDT in each county

Needs Assessment and Best Practices for Serving LGBTQ+ People Experiencing Houselessness along the I-5 Corridor in Oregon

Creator:: McKenna, Julia
Abstract:: Most studies suggest that LGBTQ+ young adults make up between 20 and 40 percent of the houseless young adult population (Edidin, Ganim, Hunter, and Karnik 2011; Nolan 2006). However, LGBTQ+ young adults compose only 1.3–3.8% of the general young adult population (Rosario, Schrimshaw, and Hunter 2012). Thus LGBTQ+ young adults...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: , critical consciousness, autonomy, and a sense of purpose, among others. Resiliency is affected both within

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Using GIS Technology to Identify and Analyze ‘Food Deserts’ on the Southern Oregon Coast

Use Your Heart: Understanding Street-Level Discretion in the Emergency Food Network

Understanding property managers: The perceived benefits and risks of allowing pets in rental units in metro areas in the United States

The Role of Food Banks in Local Food Movements: Advocating Access for Low-Income Populations and Promoting Policy Change

The COVID-19 Hunger Cliff: A Narrative Policy Framework analysis of the ongoing fight over pandemic-era universal school lunch policies

Social change and children’s well-being in Chile

Rethinking Change: Measuring Quality of Life Outcomes in Housing First Residents in Portland, Oregon

Resource Family Approval Process and the Effects of COVID-19

Networks and Relationships: Differences in State-Level Child Abuse and Neglect Policy Implementation in Multnomah and Klamath Counties, Oregon

Needs Assessment and Best Practices for Serving LGBTQ+ People Experiencing Houselessness along the I-5 Corridor in Oregon

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