Howard Culter
Howard Cutler oversaw Portland’s community economic development efforts between 1994 and 2004. He can be reached at community.ec.dev@gmail.com .
Snapshots of Some Initiative Successes
A mother of two young children, Maria started babysitting to supplement her family’s income. Even though she worked hard, she barely made any money...
Charting a New Course in Portland
Portland, Ore., threw away the old rulebook when it crafted its Economic OpportunityInitiative, focusing on helping low-income people in innovative ways. Could it inspire a new national anti-poverty strategy?