Candidates talk street politics with Willamette Week July 30, 2008 Amanda Fritz and Charles Lewis on affordable housing and homelessness Posted by Israel Bayer affordable housing homelessness Where to buy Street Roots Willamette Week Print ...
31 Jul 2008 - Street Roots
Not so easy listening Aug. 4, 2008 The National Coalition for the Homeless’ Faces of Homelessness panel will be online tomorrow, Aug. 5, at 1pm EST. on onlinewithandrea with host Andrea R. Garrison. Along with the NCH panel, Judy Joy Jones will read selec ...
4 Aug 2008 - Street Roots
Homelessness in Oregon is on the rise The number of people experiencing homelessness in Oregon has shot up dramatically since last year, according to the results of a statewide count released by the Oregon Housing and Community Services Department. In 200 ...
1 Jun 2009 - Street Roots
Out and down: After serving time, many former inmates find that the real trial begins upon release (Art Rios, a member of the Civic Action Group at Sisters Of The Road Cafe, discusses his experiences in and out of prison.) Matt Gollyhorn remembers it well ...
10 Jun 2009 - Street Roots
NW Section 8 casualties get some relief HUD: An estimated one out of every 200 Oregonians are homeless Nearly 300 families in Northwest Oregon got some breathing room this month- a one-month extension on assistance to keep them in housing. In late May, th ...
10 Jul 2009 - Street Roots
Central city's housing for the poor declines The Oregon Opportunity Network, or Oregon ON, says a new report by the Portland Development Commission illustrates how affordable housing units for the poorest are slipping out of grasp for many residents. ...
4 Aug 2009 - Street Roots
Judge's ruling advances anti-camping lawsuit A district judge has given the green light to a group of people experiencing homelessness to go forward with their class-action lawsuit against the city of Portland’s camping ordinance. In a decision reach ...
4 Aug 2009 - Street Roots
Street Roots editorial: We're losing ground, time to charge Street Roots editorial from the August 7, edition In Portland the housing options for the poorest in our town has declined by 23 percent, while the same options for the more affluent gained ...
12 Aug 2009 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! Thanks to all of you who wrote in about our vendors lately. We’ve known how great they are for years, and it’s good to hear it from their customers, too. So, if you haven’t talked to your vendor lately, you’ve got a great reason to swing by ...
20 Aug 2009 - Street Roots
Only $1,500 to go –tell your friends about the great work of Street Roots! Dear Street Rooters, Street Roots needs to raise $1,500 dollars in August to reach our summer goal of $15,000 to help the organization remain sustainable during these hard economi ...
25 Aug 2009 - Street Roots