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Editorial: solutions, not sweeps, will end homelessness

Homeless camp sweeps in Portland illustrate dearth of services available now Every year about this time, like clockwork, the City of Portland conducts annual camp sweeps in inner Southeast Portland, and eventually parts of downtown right before the Rose F ...

28 May 2015 - SR editorial board
Tomorrow’s solutions won’t rely on yesterday’s perspectives

What Portland needs is real leadership on the homeless and housing front to develop a permanent funding source to give people a safe place to call home. Many of us working in the trenches are working to make that dream a reality and looking at a variety o ...

10 Jul 2013 - Israel Bayer
City looks to cut the safety net

By Jake Thomas, Staff Writer Raymond Thornton turns 48 this month, but there was a time he wasn’t sure he’d see another birthday. He spent three years on the streets, battling alcohol and substance addictions before he arrived at the Clark Center in 2011. ...

18 Mar 2013 - Jake Thomas
We have to all stick together during difficult times

Street Roots editorial The City has signaled that many community organizations and others serving Portland citizens are in for some hard times. From neighborhood groups to cycling and walking advocates, to homeless and housing services and after-school pr ...

14 Feb 2013 - Street Roots Staff
City, county gear up for one-night count of homeless

Staff reports Outreach workers from organizations throughout Portland and Multnomah County will be out at the end of January trying to determine exactly how many people are homeless in this area. The work is in partnership with Portland and Multnomah Coun ...

28 Jan 2013 - Street Roots Staff