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Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
Gabi Huffman recalled being near a breaking point. After leaving what she called a “really bad relationship,” she was living in a church basement shelter with her daughter, who was three months old at the time. Huffman, then 21, recalled having anxiety and panic attacks over her life’s instability that were so severe she thought…
Oregon farmworkers union fights an old battle against new foes during Trump administration
Delmiro Trevino was waiting for his breakfast at the Hi Ho Restaurant in the small Oregon town of Independence when a local police officer and three Polk County sheriff’s deputies abruptly confronted him, demanding he produce documents to prove he is a U.S. citizen. One of the deputies grabbed Trevino by the arm and forced…
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Vendor profile | Portland is the city for Jermaine
For Jermaine, one of his greatest values is hard work. Having sold newspapers with Street Roots since it was on Northwest Davis Street, he takes pride in the relationships he has cultivated and the structure he has created for himself. He values maintaining good relationships with his customers, including the manager of the Safeway where…
