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Long-term effects of Oregon’s early COVID-19 response

Community leaders and health officials point to distrust, an incompetent early pandemic response and the predictable results of longstanding systemic inequities
By
Henry Brannan
January 26, 2022
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A row of houses painted vibrants colors.

Kaia Sand | Imagining a right to housing for all

OPINION | Public education is a right in this country. Why not housing?
By
Kaia Sand
January 26, 2022
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Street Roots vendor profile | The comfort of home

Street Roots vendor Eileen is comforted by the safety of stable housing
By
Jessica Hamilton
January 19, 2022
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A two panel black and white comic shows a flood neighborhood and people sitting in a canoe, rowing.

Embracing collectiveness in the face of homelessness

Quinn Amacher illustrates Lee's story in the comic "Street Lights"
By
Sarah Hansell
January 19, 2022
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An excerpt from a larger comic shows three panels. The first panel reads "I could tell something was off." The second panel shows someone turning off their alarm clock and the third panel shows people sitting on a bus.

Accessibility and intimacy through comics

Christina Tran explores tender topics and the human experience of larger societal issues
By
Sarah Hansell
January 19, 2022
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A photo of Robin Burek, Portland Street Response Program Manager, and Haika Mushi, Community Health Worker holding a box outside of Street Roots office.

Kaia Sand | Dear People for Portland, Don’t abuse the intent of Portland Street Response

OPINION | The crisis response program is designed to meet people with compassion in their greatest times of need
By
Kaia Sand
January 19, 2022
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Proximity to vital resources from Safe Rest Villages

Proposed Safe Rest Village sites vary in distance and availability to key resources for homeless communities. Here's what we found:
By
Taylor Griggs
January 18, 2022
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Photo of a graphic that says "foster care shuffle part 1: youth call for end to constant, traumatic foster care disruptions"

Lack of placement stability for Oregon foster youth causes traumatic disruptions

Former foster youth speak on their experience with a lack of placement stability while in Oregon's foster care system
By
Libby Dowsett
October 13, 2021
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Iowa foster care system changes prove positive and effective

In hopes of improving the placement stability in the state's foster care system Iowa implemented a ‘No Eject/No Reject’ policy
By
Libby Dowsett
October 20, 2021
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Photo of the foster care shuffle series logo that shows an outline of the state of Iowa with a pair of scales.

A pilot program in Iowa produces encouraging results for foster kids

Iowa's ‘4 questions, 7 judges’ program aims to minimize unnecessary removals
By
Libby Dowsett
October 27, 2021
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Photo that is titled "foster care shuffle, part 4: georgia pause calls" over an outline of the state of Georgia with peaches in the background.

Frequent moves for Georgia foster youth prompt changes

‘PAUSE’ calls in Georgia require extra steps be taken before removal of youth from their foster placements
By
Libby Dowsett
November 3, 2021
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OPINION | After a sweep, ‘where are we supposed to go?’

Portland’s sweeps leave people with few resources scrambling to navigate a profoundly broken system lacking oversight, accountability and transparency
By
Bronwyn Carver
September 29, 2021
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Street Roots vendor profile | Finding his voice

With a passion for writing, DJ hopes to see his work in print
By
Kat Wasula
September 29, 2021
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Editorial | Clean & Safe is a dirty deal

The city's ties with Clean & Safe lack oversight. The city should not rush to approve a new contract.
By
SR editorial board
September 29, 2021
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Street Roots vendor profile | On a search to find meaning

Coming from Florida, Sheamus explores what Portland has in store for him
By
Jessica Hamilton
September 22, 2021
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Photo of Portland Community of Christ church that will serve as a rotating shelter location for Family Promise Metro East.

Empty churches to serve as family shelters in East Portland

More than four years after Daybreak closed, an interfaith group plans to reopen family shelters at various churches
By
Aurora Biggers
September 22, 2021
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Photo of Coco Jem Holiday, neighborhood resident Ray Colbert, and OHSU volunteers advertising Local Lounge’s pop-up vaccination clinic on Aug. 14.

Vaccination efforts continue in Multnomah County through community collaboration

Community leaders and health care experts bring vaccines directly to neighborhoods with vaccine rate disparities
By
Andrew Jankowski
September 22, 2021
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Kaia Sand | MoJo program provides new opportunities

OPINION | Led by Gary Barker, the mobile journalism program forges new paths to education and income
By
Kaia Sand
September 22, 2021
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OPINION | Accessory dwelling units provide solutions to housing shortage

MOVING FORWARD | Research suggests a boom in Accessory dwelling units is on the near horizon, but that requires a new generation of homeowners to jump on board. Here’s why they should.
By
Henry Latourette Miller
September 15, 2021
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Street Roots vendor profile | Learning through travel

After traveling throughout the United States, Derrick brings his skills to Street Roots as an ambassador
By
Jessica Hamilton
September 15, 2021
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Olympics star Eliud Kipchoge: ‘Running is freedom’

‘Kipchoge: The Last Milestone,’ documentary details an Olympian's mission to run 26.2 miles in under two hours
By
Adrian Lobb
September 15, 2021
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50 years after Attica uprising, prisoners' rights a concern

Health care, visitation rights and brutality remain a concern for incarcerated individuals especially with aging prison populations
By
Matt Williams
September 15, 2021
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Photo of a marquee reading "People's market in Rockwood. Thurs. 4-7PM"

The People’s Market at Rockwood builds community ties through its garden

How a garden and farmers market aims to connect one of Oregon's most ethnically diverse communities
By
Dan Newth
September 15, 2021
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Kaia Sand | Reduce police encounters for people in crisis

OPINION | Portland Street Response can meet people where they are
By
Kaia Sand
September 15, 2021
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A photo of a wall of paintings, one depicting the red doors in the front of the St. Andre Bessette

OPINION | The importance of demonstrating care

Volunteering during the pandemic changed how I view what service is
By
Elizabeth Prater
September 8, 2021
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OPINION | Conservatorships historically used to exploit Native Americans

In the early 1900s some Native Americans were put under a status of guardianship, claiming to protect them, but instead their money and property were taken
By
Andrea Seielstad
September 8, 2021
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OPINION | Even with eviction moratorium, landlords kicked renters out

Millions of renters lost a key protection keeping them in their homes last month
By
Matthew Fowle
September 8, 2021
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Kaia Sand | Action needed so people can afford rent

OPINION | Wyden has proposed a bill to move toward universal vouchers
By
Kaia Sand
September 8, 2021
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Street Roots vendor profile | A family effort

Accompanied by his girlfriend Donna and their dog Abby, Michael sells Street Roots and hopes to have land of his own one day
By
Kat Wasula
September 8, 2021
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Image of Nabisco workers on strike holding signs

Workers at Nabisco's North Portland cookie plant rally as strike continues

12-hour work days and reduced healthcare coverage, here's why Nabisco workers are on strike
By
Aurora Biggers
September 8, 2021
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With the keys to his new apartment on a lanyard around his neck, Dan Newth works on his column for Street Roots.

Home and heart with community

Opinion | ‘I felt privileged, protected, overwhelmed and mentally exhausted’
By
Dan Newth
September 5, 2021

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