Three Boxes: Revisiting David P. Hooper By Kathy Pape A few years ago, working for Central City Concern, I was asked to “sort through those three Hooper boxes” in the basement. Just keep the important stuff. “Hooper” is of course David P. Hooper and many ...
8 Sep 2012 - Street Roots
Just what the legislature ordered: Oregon races the clock to restructure its low-income health care system By Amanda Waldroupe, Staff Writer Autumn Bolds begins the day’s huddle by telling Dr. Rachel Solotaroff, the medical director of Central City Concer ...
27 Oct 2011 - Street Roots
All in their head: Traumatic brain injuries often go undiagnosed, especially on the streets By Kate Cox, Contributing Writer Readers note: This article is the first part in an investigative series by Street Roots on Traumatic Brain Injury and homelessness ...
9 Jun 2011 - Street Roots
Canada and the U.S. are making significant strides toward mainstreaming harm reduction, but there are still walls to knock down By Katie Hyslop with Devan Schwartz, Contributing Writers Hundreds of doctors, politicians, researchers and frontline workers w ...
22 Dec 2010 - Street Roots
Times up at the West with less than a month left to find housing [caption id="attachment_4329" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="West Hotel on NW 6th between Davis and Couch"] [/caption] By Amanda Waldroupe, St ...
17 Nov 2010 - Street Roots
New background checks hurt experienced recovery workers By Amanda Waldroupe, Staff Writer Unforeseen consequences of a state law designed to protect vulnerable citizens dependent on residential care is impacting people’s abilities to find a job in social ...
16 Aug 2010 - Street Roots
Benefits specialist takes training statewide By Joanne Zuhl, Staff Writer Mellani Calvin remembers vividly the day Oregon did away with its General Assistance program. She was working as a paralegal for a disabilities attorney, and the program helped disa ...
5 May 2010 - Street Roots
Central City Concern celebrates exhibit at the Golden West Building On Thursday, October 22nd, Central City Concern will host an “unveiling” celebration for a newly installed permanent exterior exhibit on two sides of the Golden West Building, former cent ...
16 Oct 2009 - Street Roots
Veterans arriving on the streets not who you think (Rick Stoller, who directs the Harbor Lights shelter, says it's becoming increasingly difficult to find appropriate affordable housing for veterans.) Shock Waves from the May 29 edition of Street Roo ...
10 Jun 2009 - Street Roots
Thursday: Central City Concern shows off Depression workers' art At this week's First Thursday gallery crawl in the Pearl District, Central City Concern will have its own show: "The Art of Working" showcases Depression-era Oregon artis ...
5 May 2009 - Street Roots