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Rental assistance is a proven tool for ending and preventing homelessness. Too bad Portland’s housing market isn’t cooperating. Julius Brown and his fiancée, Denise William, thought they had found the perfect home after moving into a two-bedroom apartment ...

4 Aug 2016 - Amanda Waldroupe
Director's Desk: Homelessness isn’t a media event. It’s real life.

If I were currently homeless I would choose living outdoors over living in shelter. Hands down. That doesn’t mean I would be choosing to be homeless. The mayor recently declared an end to his “Safe Sleep” policy in our city. The policy allowed for people ...

4 Aug 2016 - Israel Bayer
Mayor drops campaign, calls housing and homelessness top priorities

'We’ve got some good things starting' Mayor Charlie Hales, fresh from announcing he will not seek reelection in 2016, says that housing and homelessness are “job one,” demanding “real time, real effort and real money.” In a call from Hales aroun ...

26 Oct 2015 -
City, county pledge to invest additional $30 million to pay for housing and shelter beds

The new investment will go to support "A Home For Everyone," a community partnership to end homelessness Mayor Charlie Hales and Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury announced this morning a $30 million city and county commitment to support ne ...

30 Sep 2015 - Israel Bayer
Street Roots editorial: Bold actions needed on housing emergency

Street Roots was glad to hear that Mayor Charlie Hales declared a state of emergency on housing and homelessness in our community this week. The question now becomes: Does the mayor and other elected officials have the capacity and political will to seize ...

24 Sep 2015 - SR editorial board
Portland Business Alliance: We can do better than this

The Portland Business Alliance took out a full-page ad in today’s Oregonian with the headline, “We can do better than this.” The ad goes on to say, “Our city is experiencing a crisis on our streets and in our parks. Everyday thousands of people sleep in o ...

15 Jul 2015 - Israel Bayer
Criminalizing the homeless costs us all

Criminalizing the homeless costs us all By Paul Boden, Contributing Writer The Western Regional Advocacy Project (WRAP) and the USA-Canada Alliance of Inhabitants (USACAI) are calling on our members and allies throughout the United States and Canada to jo ...

1 Mar 2012 - Street Roots
Right 2 Dream Too: They’re doing the right thing, now let them succeed

Right 2 Dream Too: They’re doing the right thing, now let them succeed SR editorial: What happens when a group of 50 homeless people get together and create a safe place to call home? The verdict is still out. In a time when Street Roots can’t buy a posit ...

7 Feb 2012 - Street Roots
Burnside group grows, gets a portable toilet donated

Burnside group grows, gets a portable toilet donated The group of people experiencing homelessness on NW 4th and Burnside continues to grow. Starting out at eight individuals with three tents, the group now stands at nearly 60 individuals with nearly 30 t ...

12 Oct 2011 - Street Roots
Any given Sunday (Potluck In The Park)...

Any given Sunday (Potluck In The Park)... Potluck in the Park approaches two decades of service, overcoming challenges and serving more than ever before By Morgan VanFleet, Nick Baty and Kevin Nickoloff, Contributing writers The air around O’Bryant Square ...

21 Dec 2010 - Street Roots