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Director’s Desk: Support Street Roots in creating real change

Thank you for investing in Street Roots. You're helping change lives. Supporting Street Roots means giving people a hand up. It means giving people who may have lost everything a fighting chance. It means helping prevent dozens of your neighbors from ...

5 Nov 2015 - Israel Bayer
Finding the light in the darkness

Street Roots Family Breakfast keynote address by Marissa Madrigal Marissa Madrigal, former Multnomah County chair, gave this speech Thursday, Oct. 8, at Street Roots’ Annual Family Breakfast. I’m going to start with a confession. Lately, I’ve been feeling ...

15 Oct 2015 - Marissa Madrigal
Airbnb and VRBO tax should go towards housing

It’s no secret that Portland is experiencing rapid growth. Neighborhoods in downtown and in Portland’s inner core are booming. Many local businesses are thriving. All one has to do to experience the prosperity is spend a night in any number of Portland ne ...

27 May 2014 - Israel Bayer
Bold moves a good start to prioritizing people

Bold. That’s the word we would use to describe Multnomah County right now. Multnomah County Chair Marissa Madrigal and the County Commissioners are going big. A new $1.4 million mental health program to prevent people experiencing mental health problems f ...

9 May 2014 - SR editorial board
When the safety net breaks, Portland's most vulnerable are left to pick up the pieces

The walls at Safety Net of Oregon, a nonprofit that once helped disabled people manage their federal benefits, are usually covered with collages and fake flowers. But now the plaster walls are bare except for a sign stating that there will be no tolerance ...

10 Apr 2014 - Jake Thomas
Multnomah County chair rips Social Security's handling of nonprofit closure

Multnomah County Chair Marissa Madrigal has sharply criticized the Social Security Administration's handling of a troubled nonprofit organization that manages the federal disability benefits of 1,000 individuals who may soon find themselves without a ...

15 Mar 2014 - Jake Thomas
An Unexpected Leader: Marissa Madrigal chairs Multnomah County through changing times

Marissa Madrigal remembers the first time a television camera was thrust in her face. She remembers a reporter coming to her house. She remembers the day the spotlight was shone on her and a hefty responsibility thrust on her shoulders. She never thought ...

15 Jan 2014 - Jake Thomas