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Photo of a cutout of Oregon filled with rows of masks and in the background glass vials labeled "COVID-19 Vaccination"

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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Photo of vendor Eileen Vizenor smiling and holding a newspaper, next to a quote that reads, "I love Street Roots and I am so happy to have them in my life."

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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Clark County Courthouse building exterior

Diary of a Victims’ Advocate | Helping survivors navigate complex systems is knowing when to step aside

OPINION | Sometimes we need to let them take the reins
By
N.L.D.
July 14, 2021
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Historical photo shows Alexei Stakhanov with a mining drill, talking to another miner

Opinion | How a Soviet miner from the 1930s helped create today’s intense corporate workplace culture

Alexei Stakhanov’s productivity and work ethic were central to Soviet Communist propaganda and have since been embraced by managers in the West
By
Bogdan Costea Peter Watt
July 14, 2021
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Laurelhurst Park sign

Street Roots vendor writing | Cleanup day at the Laurelhurst camp

From Central City Concern to city staffers to Ground Score, many teams joined the effort. Why can’t we do this for all Portland camps?
By
Bronwyn Carver
July 14, 2021
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Jean-Jacques Michell with his dog

A look inside the anarchist city on Portland’s Kelly Butte

PDX Houseless Radicals Collective has made the isolated park home base in its fight to address houseless issues
By
Henry Brannan
July 14, 2021
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Eboni Brown talks to Street Roots ambassadors

Kaia Sand | Five Street Roots ambassadors land jobs at Greater Good Northwest

OPINION | The Ambassador Program emerged from the pandemic, and now, new doors are opening
By
Kaia Sand
July 14, 2021
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Walled In podcast logo: A co-production of Street Roots and The Exiled Voice

Walled In podcast | After prison, ‘I had to relearn how to touch people’

Episode 2: Former prisoners discuss how absence of touch and rules against intimacy affected them while they were incarcerated, and an expert explains the science behind touch starvation
By
Emily Green Joshua Wright
July 10, 2021
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A watercolor illustration depicts an Indigenous person removing a protective face mask to reveal nothing, just a blank space where her mouth should be.

COVID-19’s toll on Oregon’s tribal elders imperils preservation of Native languages

They taught more than grammar and vocabulary; they taught the cultural meaning behind the words. And now, they’re gone.
By
Brian Oaster
July 7, 2021
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A photo illustration shows the silhouette of adult with a child walking on train tracks

Opinion | The boy who loved the father in his dream

Ga lo Vann shares the story of the first hanbleceya and with it reveals the curse of modern-day America and how it has played out in the life of a man sent to prison for killing his sexual abusers as a boy
By
Ga lo Vann
July 7, 2021
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Illustration of two hands reaching for each other, but not touching, with prison bars in the background

The science behind human touch — and what happens when prisoners go without

Deprivation of positive physical contact can result in depression and aggressive behavior, explains the founder of the Touch Research Institute
By
Emily Green
July 7, 2021
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A scene from the film and the cover of the tape

Opinion | What the reception to Seattle’s grittiest film can tell us about the city’s homelessness crisis

Since ‘Streetwise’ was released almost four decades ago, inequality has only grown larger
By
Andrew Hedden
July 7, 2021
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Hands holding coins

Opinion | Guaranteed income can solve U.S. poverty

STREET SMART ECONOMICS | A team of researchers proposes the IRS make monthly payments to lower-income families to move every household above the poverty line
By
Mary King
July 7, 2021
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A tent sits near the bank of the river

Kaia Sand | Where, exactly, can unhoused people camp under Portland’s new policy?

OPINION | Unhoused people deserve to know how the new ordinance on camp sweeps will be applied.
By
Kaia Sand
July 7, 2021
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Street Roots logo with photos of Nicholas Kristof, DeVon Pouncey and Gary Barker

Street Roots Podcast | NYT columnist Nicholas Kristof wants to make you uncomfortable

Episode 20: The “Tightrope” author and longtime Oregonian talks about using his platform to draw people’s attention to our nation’s inequities
By
DeVon Pouncey
July 3, 2021
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Rick Davis, pictured with his quote: "Street Roots means family to me. We celebrate the good times and the bad, too. Just like family."

Street Roots vendor profile | Missing his customers during the pandemic

Rick looks forward to getting back to his regular spots to sell the newspaper
By
Jessica Hamilton
June 30, 2021
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Confucius Plaza Apartments building exterior

Opinion | The commons: Imagining a better normal

Facing problems of gentrification and increased housing costs, many communities have turned housing into commons
By
Jason Hopper
June 30, 2021
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St. Vincent

St. Vincent’s daddy problems

The musician’s new record is a throwback to 1970s grit and glamour – while addressing her white-collar criminal father who was recently released from prison
By
Jared Richards
June 30, 2021
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Wood pawns in a maze of toy blocks

Diary of a Victims’ Advocate | A labyrinth of legal hurdles for immigrants and refugees

OPINION: Existing outside the dominant culture can result in unintended life-changing consequences
By
H. A.
June 30, 2021
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Biketown e-bikes parked outside of Hacienda CDC

Opinion | E-mobility for all keeps getting closer

MOVING FORWARD | Electric bikes come with substantial environmental and social benefits, but some marginalized communities are being left out. Here’s why — and what they’re doing about it.
By
Henry Latourette Miller
June 30, 2021
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A sign on the wall says Family Resource Center, with newspapers displayed beneath it

Opinion | We can learn from youth homelessness, here and abroad

Rupal Ramesh Shah: To address the crisis, lessons need to be shared worldwide
By
Rupal Ramesh Shah
June 30, 2021
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People wear masks while browsing books at the library

Multnomah County Library enters a new era — one that is tech-friendly

With five branches newly reopened, the library system focuses on disparities in access and literacy highlighted by COVID-19
By
Sarah Hansell
June 30, 2021

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