Anxiety runs high among people on the streets after a stay-home order is issued in the wake of coronavirus Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Portland’s houseless communities are grappling with uncertainty and misinformation on many fronts. Street Roots asked ...
24 Mar 2020 - Emily Green
A periodic column about the parts of homelessness most people don’t talk about There are many aggravations and indignities people living on the streets endure, especially in the winter months. One persistent hazard is insect parasites, specifically body a ...
8 Feb 2019 - Helen Hill
Five Street Roots vendors talk about life on the streets In the 2017 Multnomah County Point In Time homeless count, 1,355 adult women were identified as homeless, making up 36 percent of the total homeless population. This was up more than 16 percent from ...
7 Dec 2018 - Helen Hill
'Mighty Mouse' and 'Road Runner' are starting over with a new roof above their heads Karen Flemming, 59, met Belinda Estermyer Beason, 62, at the Wisconsin-based hospital they both worked at 22 years ago. Belinda was new and Karen was ...
3 Aug 2018 - Maya Coseo
'Many of my street brothers and sisters are still homeless. What will become of them?' The housing situation is a serious problem in Portland, so many low-income and no-income people are homeless. Something must be done to address this tragedy. ...
25 Aug 2017 - Maddy Brown-Clark