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Street Roots Podcast | Talking with Street Roots vendor Dan Newth

Episode 12: The longtime vendor talks about the future of Street Roots, the state and the planet
By
DeVon Pouncey
October 14, 2020
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Icons of a wildfire, hand washing, and a fist indicating resistance

Coping with the moment: Insights into resilience on the frontlines of 2020

A therapist, medical doctors, journalists and a firefighter are in the thick of today's crises
By
Jessica Pollard
October 7, 2020
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Watercolor illustration of light shining onto a lonely person from a window

Isolation during the pandemic exacts a complex toll on senior citizens

Seniors have a diverse set of needs — and solutions — in the battle against loneliness
By
Jessica Pollard
October 7, 2020
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Xander Almeida with an American flag

Right-wing extremists have adopted the American flag. These BLM protesters want it back.

To some of the people marching in support of Black lives, the same flag represents very different values
By
Ellena Rosenthal
September 2, 2020
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Illustration of a city with head-shaped center

Opinion | Community land trusts could help heal segregated cities

To heal, American cities can start with an area that was key to past discrimination: how land is used
By
Mark Roseland Christopher Boone
October 7, 2020
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Five photos of Street Roots vendors

Street Roots vendors tell us what they’re grateful for

Vendors express gratitude for God, pets, income opportunities and more
By
Pat Zimmer
October 7, 2020
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Vendors sit around a table with a voter registration sign in front of it

Kaia Sand | Democracy must reach the unhoused — and that includes voting

OPINION | The Street Roots Action Team's voter registration drive builds on efforts to broaden civic engagement
By
Kaia Sand
October 7, 2020
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Screen shot of assailant wearing a protective mask

VIDEO: Unknown assailant strikes houseless man in Old Town following protest

The attack appears in an hours-long video posted to YouTube under the username 'Toe Andy'
By
Jessica Pollard
June 3, 2020
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Oregon State Penitentiary

Oregon prisoners will not see stimulus money from coronavirus relief package

Checks sent to state prisons were returned to the IRS, but Prison Policy Institute says incarcerated individuals need money at this time as well
By
Jessica Pollard
June 3, 2020
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Hands holding a vial of methadone

Clackamas County Jail expands medication-assisted treatment for opioid withdrawals

A $720,000 grant has allowed the county to build on its pilot project
By
Christen McCurdy
June 2, 2020
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Illustration of a peach sliced in half, whose stone is divided into different paths leading to different homes

I will challenge my fear with generosity — and peach cobbler

A CROOKED PATH FORWARD | The pandemic has tested my interpersonal skills, but I’m rising to the challenge
By
Dustin Dandliker
May 31, 2020
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PHOTOS: George Floyd vigil draws a thousand people to North Portland park, hundreds march

People gathered in solidarity with Minneapolis protesters for a memorial and call for justice before marching downtown Friday night
By
Diego Diaz
May 30, 2020
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Illustration of a police officer standing next to an unhoused person

As police increase Old Town presence, Street Roots vendors focus on learning their rights

DIRECTOR’S DESK | ACLU of Oregon provided Know Your Rights training in response to concerns from unhoused people
By
Kaia Sand
May 29, 2020
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A group of supporters break ground

In Oregon, reproductive rights prevail even as pandemic limits some services

The regional arm of Planned Parenthood and its advocacy partner are adapting, and the women who head these organizations discuss how
By
Anna Pedersen
May 28, 2020
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Sign in window reads: Sorry, we're closed.

Economic devastation from COVID-19 did not have to be this bad

COMMENTARY | The feds should pay people to stay home while investing in a long-term recovery plan
By
Mary King
May 27, 2020
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Rethinking how America cares for its elderly

As the pandemic puts issues facing older adults in the spotlight, AARP Foundation and Justice in Aging look for opportunities to change the status quo
By
Anna Pedersen
May 26, 2020
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Homeless person sleeps outdoors

Around the world, housing is a prevention and a cure for COVID-19

COMMENTERY | It has never been clearer: The right to housing is ‘a matter of life and death’
By
Maimunah Mohd Sharif Leilani Farh
May 25, 2020
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Wooden figures hugging

Absence of human touch during pandemic devastates some people, businesses

To others, the reprieve from hugging and hand-shaking is satisfying
By
Tom Henderson
May 24, 2020
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Little Richard

Street Roots vendor writing: Little Richard believed in me

Maddy Brown-Clark remembers her encounters with the music legend, who ‘had a heart of gold’
By
Maddy Brown-Clark
May 23, 2020
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Pie chart: In the coming weeks, would you prefer to temporarily ... 53% move into hotel/motel, 13% movie into RV/car park, 8% self-organize a tent camp that won't get swept, 7% stay where I'm at ...

Survey: Moving into motels, hotels is top choice of unhoused people

DIRECTOR’S DESK | Street Roots and four partner organizations asked 97 houseless Portlanders where they’d prefer to live temporarily during the pandemic
By
Kaia Sand
May 22, 2020
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Broken piggy bank with a bandage

Multnomah County looks at waiving probation, parole fees permanently

The fees are already suspended during the pandemic, and their fiscal impact is not significant
By
Christen McCurdy
May 21, 2020
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David Peltier

Opinion | Against the grain, this coastal man searches for universal human rights

FINDING FRINGE | Living modestly in the forestland of Lincoln County, David Peltier believes in breaking the cycle of poverty and ending isolation
By
Paul K. Haeder
May 19, 2020
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Street Roots vendor Rachael

Street Roots vendor profile: Bound and determined

Part of the Coronavirus Prevention and Action Team, Racheal is proud to make a difference
By
Robin Havenick
May 19, 2020
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Lana Jack holding a box of vegetable starts, wearing a face mask

Celilo Wyam activist delivers relief to Indigenous villages of Columbia River

Lana Jack makes daily trips to drop off donated supplies, helping about 100 people with precautions against COVID-19
By
Celeste Noche John McDonald
May 17, 2020
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Nisha Supahan, Toby Linwood and their family outside Tattoo 34

PHOTO STORY: Community resilience carries Native-owned businesses through the pandemic

These Indigenous-owned Oregon small businesses can use our support
By
Celeste Noche
May 16, 2020
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People who struggle need more direct cash from the federal government

DIRECTOR’S DESK | Street Roots is connecting impoverished people with cash assistance, stimulus checks and tax credits, but it’s not enough
By
Kaia Sand
May 15, 2020
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Coronavirus magnified

Oregon health care policy invites discrimination, civil rights groups allege

The state’s guidelines for a crisis such as COVID-19 lack a commitment not to withhold care from people with disabilities, according to a federal complaint
By
Joanne Zuhl
May 14, 2020

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