News
Cost of child care shuts out many who need it most, leaves workers behind
Few investments in the lives of low-income and at-risk children have the proven ability to brighten young futures as much as quality preschool. As Street Roots examines what it will take to prevent today’s youths from becoming the next generation of people living in extreme poverty, access to early learning opportunities stands out as crucial…
Protecting older adults from coronavirus means talking about senior poverty
This week, Oregon’s governor followed Washington and California in declaring a state of emergency, allowing the Oregon Health Authority to deploy additional staff and resources to respond to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis. A highly contagious upper respiratory infection that is transmitted through coughing and sneezing, it is poised to threaten the lives of…
Vendors take supplies and COVID-19 information to the streets
Street Roots vendors are hitting the trails to deliver accurate information about COVID-19 to other unhoused people. Accustomed to getting the news out, they are becoming the media in a new way — by word of mouth. On Wednesday, Street Roots joined a larger effort in coordinating with the Joint Office of Homeless Services following…
Culture
Sir Steve McQueen and his eternal love of art
In 2013, British director Sir Steven Rodney McQueen became the first black man to win an Academy Award for best director, and his film, “Twelve Years a Slave,” won for best picture that year. This year, he was knighted for his services in film. Here, the filmmaker and artist reflects on his life in art…
Opinion
The world ended as I knew it, but people live on
Mom nudged my shoulder and told me I had to talk to her. She said she needed help staying awake. The click-whoosh of the wiper blades kept time to our gentle conversation. The snow drifts along the midnight highway looked like the surface of the moon. I was tucked down in the passenger seat. “Honey,…
Protecting older adults from coronavirus means talking about senior poverty
This week, Oregon’s governor followed Washington and California in declaring a state of emergency, allowing the Oregon Health Authority to deploy additional staff and resources to respond to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis. A highly contagious upper respiratory infection that is transmitted through coughing and sneezing, it is poised to threaten the lives of…
Vendors take supplies and COVID-19 information to the streets
Street Roots vendors are hitting the trails to deliver accurate information about COVID-19 to other unhoused people. Accustomed to getting the news out, they are becoming the media in a new way — by word of mouth. On Wednesday, Street Roots joined a larger effort in coordinating with the Joint Office of Homeless Services following…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile: Happiness in art
For the past several years, a humble chalkboard that stands in the middle of the Street Roots vendor office has been a focal point for art, creativity and inspirational quotes that brighten the day for staff, volunteers and vendors. Ten feet high and just 2 feet wide, the narrow board features a rotating display of…
