Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile | Embracing a little bit of everything
From vending to phone banks, to other volunteer opportunities, Joseph, also known as Whitecloud, has carved out his own space among the Street Roots community. He focuses on whatever he can do to help those around him, especially new vendors seeking help getting started. Whiteclouds' journey with Street Roots started two years ago, in the…
News
Oregon’s legislative session adjourns
The 2023 Oregon Legislature convened Jan. 17. Melisa Blake died from hypothermia four days later in a downtown Salem parking lot. Legislators came to Salem with an energetic agenda to help the homeless. It was practically the theme of the session. When the session adjourned June 25, many lawmakers claimed victory with the $200 million…
Tribes receive first-time funding to assist homeowners
Oregon Housing and Community Services, or OHCS, seeks to lessen the disproportionate homeownership gap for Native Americans by offering homeownership assistance grants to five federally-recognized tribes in Oregon for the first time. OHCS selects various housing and community groups each year to receive the awards. The Burns Paiute Tribe, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian…
Portland’s daytime camping ban lacks concrete plans, procedures
Portland’s ‘daytime camping ban’ went into effect July 7, but the city has not communicated a rollout timeline, a map of allowed sleeping spots or when exactly Portland police will begin enforcing the ordinance, which includes fines and jail time. The ordinance amended city code to place new restrictions on when, where and how homeless…
Housing
Portland’s daytime camping ban lacks concrete plans, procedures
Portland’s ‘daytime camping ban’ went into effect July 7, but the city has not communicated a rollout timeline, a map of allowed sleeping spots or when exactly Portland police will begin enforcing the ordinance, which includes fines and jail time. The ordinance amended city code to place new restrictions on when, where and how homeless…
Opinion
Opinion | The kids are not alright
The state of America’s children is not good. And there is every reason to believe that things will get worse as a result of the ongoing corporate push, supported by an increasing number of state governments, to roll back child labor laws. The kids are struggling There are many signs that our youth are suffering.…
Kaia Sand | A fight for the soul of the city?
Hope is on the rise in Old Town. Kaia Sand is the executive director of Street Roots. This column represents her views. Within blocks, Sisters of the Road is transforming the House of Louie into its cafe; Ground Score is dispatching clean-up crews from a warehouse where more crews repurpose discarded items, some of which…
