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 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 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)... 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
The streets claim lives every year, so why aren’t we paying better attention? By Amanda Waldroupe, staff Writer “Frankly, they shock me.” Those were the words City Commissioner Nick Fish used to describe the results of the Vulnerability Index survey when ...
17 Mar 2010 - Street Roots
The home team’s advantage: Joey Harrington focuses his gaze on Portland’s front lines by Joanne Zuhl, Staff writer Joey Harrington is a guy who happens to play football; not a football player. There’s a difference. Football doesn’t define him, he says, it ...
18 Feb 2010 - Street Roots
Our full potential lies beyond the bias — and ignorance I only thought these people existed on television, in certain areas of the country, and, in the spirit of full disclosure, in parts of my family. Certainly, not in liberal-loving, alternative-transpo ...
3 Feb 2010 - Street Roots