Act Now! Demand HUD meet the full demand of housing in NW Oregon! Street Roots has joined forces with Columbia County Citizens for Human Dignity, Neighborhood Partnerships, Oregon ON, Columbia River Business Alliance, Sisters Of The Road, Rural Organizing ...
11 Jun 2009 - Street Roots
Let’s not go blindly on housing into the next session Alison McIntosh, Contributing Columnist Too many Oregonians today are forced to choose between paying rent or buying groceries or medicine. Too many of us are busy looking for work, holding down two o ...
17 Jan 2012 - Street Roots
Homeowners facing foreclosure need accurate information By Janet Byrd, Contributing Columnist A stable place to call home gives people the chance to build a better life for themselves and their families. The thousands of Oregonians facing the uncertainty ...
20 Jun 2012 - Street Roots
Alison McIntosh, Contributing Columnist In a few weeks, the Oregon Legislature will convene for the 2013 Legislative Session. The Housing Alliance and our members see an Oregon where everyone has the safety, security and opportunity that having a stable h ...
28 Jan 2013 - Street Roots Staff
We are now well past the halfway point of the Oregon Legislative Session. These final six weeks will be primarily focused on budgets and a few outstanding policy items. On Thursday, May 16, the Legislature received the final revenue forecast of the sessio ...
5 Jun 2013 - Alison McIntosh
Street Roots recently asked civic leaders around Portland, “How does supporting people in poverty help our community?” The project was inspired by the #MyHomePDX campaign on Twitter, recently launched by Street Roots and allies to talk about homelessness ...
1 Jan 2014 - Street Roots Staff
When legislators convene in Salem for the Legislature’s month-long session, scheduled to begin Feb. 3, they are likely to focus on economic development, job growth, continuing to fund and reform education, and pass legislation that didn’t quite make it du ...
13 Jan 2014 - Amanda Waldroupe
The federal budget President Barack Obama unveiled this week is intended to help working families feel some economic security. His spending priorities aim to address our massive income and wealth gaps as he asserts that all Americans should both share in ...
10 Feb 2015 - Nancy Yuill
Portland, like many cities throughout the United States, finds itself at a crossroads. How do we collectively tackle the housing crisis and begin to really put the resources needed into ending homelessness? Anna Griffin’s series on homelessness in The Ore ...
18 Feb 2015 - Israel Bayer
Those who envision an Oregon where every person has opportunity that comes with a safe, decent, affordable home are fortunate to live in 2015. The moment is pregnant with opportunity. Every day, more and more conversations are popping up about homelessnes ...
18 Feb 2015 - Matt Kinshella