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
Food insecurity a primary benchmark in our rising suburban poverty It’s lunchtime at Alder Elementary in the east Portland suburb of Gresham, and even though it’s summer, the school’s gym-turned-cafeteria is packed with children. There are about 80 grade ...
15 Aug 2013 - Nathan Gilles
What people are saying around Portland about suburban poverty “We are seeing more and more calls coming to City Hall. Our staff get three to five phone calls a week from people seeking help of various kinds. Prior to the recession we did not get any calls ...
26 Jun 2013 - Joanne Zuhl