Street Roots and Jake Thomas have been working on a several months' long investigation into Social Security Disabilities and how it effects people experiencing poverty. Street Roots reported on March 6, the Social Security Administration Office of th ...
9 May 2014 - Street Roots Staff
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1 Apr 2014 - Israel Bayer
A survivor called our 24-hour crisis line asking for emergency shelter. She was fleeing from her abuser, who had found her at her sister’s house and assaulted her so badly she ended up in the hospital. “Unfortunately, we have no shelter space available, a ...
27 Mar 2014 - Kerry Naughton
When Harry Richards and I sit down for our interview, the first thing he asks me is if I want half of his burger. You have to learn how to share, he explained, when you grow up in a big family like he did. Now, Harry shares in a different way – through ar ...
27 Mar 2014 - Sarah Hansell
About 450 million people live with mental illness worldwide and nearly one million a year die of suicide. Portland’s suicide rate is higher than the national average, according the Portland Police Bureau, and last year the city’s attention was drawn to Vi ...
26 Mar 2014 - Robin Lindley
Jackie Yerby and community advocates, along with a group of Catholic Oregonians, are leading a campaign to support marriage equality in Oregon. The group titled Catholic Oregonians for Marriage Equality was developed in response to Portland Archbishop Ale ...
26 Mar 2014 - Israel Bayer
U.S. Judge Marco Hernandez ruled on March 26 that the Social Security Administration (SSA) improperly handled the clients of a nonprofit organization that is shutting down amidst a federal investigation. Earlier this month, Safety Net of Oregon was served ...
26 Mar 2014 - Jake Thomas
Leone has a roof over his head, medical care and some money in his pocket. Having all this makes him “jealous of himself.” That’s because things weren’t always so gravy for Leone, who doesn’t want his full name used for this article. “When you hear voices ...
24 Mar 2014 - Jake Thomas
Disability Rights Oregon and the Oregon Law Center have filed a class action lawsuit against the Social Security Administration, alleging that its handling of a troubled nonprofit organization is illegal and imperils the financial stability of hundreds of ...
24 Mar 2014 - Jake Thomas
One year ago, Tara Elizabeth Axmaker, high on meth, stabbed a Clackamas County acquaintance, stole a police car and led deputies on a chase that ended when she wrecked about five miles away. In October 2013, Axmaker pled guilty to first-degree assault, ag ...
21 Mar 2014 - Tara Axmaker