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
Extra! Extra! Quick! Grab your Street Roots and head to the park! Summer time is here and it always seems to vanish before we really get to enjoy it. Your vendor knows it too, and they all have their summer sales hats on, with new papers in hand starting ...
28 May 2009 - Street Roots
Coffee enthusiast, tourist want to experience buying Street Roots Who says tourists are frightened by homeless folks? Not these cats. And golly gee are they going to be surprised when they pick of the latest edition filled with some of the most serious co ...
2 Apr 2009 - Street Roots
Sight Unseen: City’s count of people on the street finds some, but misses the broad scope of modern homeless demographics By Mara Grunbaum, Staff Writer Want to fill out a survey?” asked outreach worker Brandon Schwanz of a young man on a bench outside th ...
19 Feb 2009 - Street Roots
Fresno police officers beat homeless man [youtube= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAaWg3FZiqw] Posted Israel Bay er homeless police Print ...
11 Feb 2009 - Street Roots
Low income housing funds in recovery bill in jeopardy Senate "moderates" of both parties have agreed on a list of cuts in the economic recovery bill. Reports from the Hill are that low income housing funds previously in the bill could be cut. Lo ...
6 Feb 2009 - Street Roots
City concedes need for more shelters Nov. 27, 2008 (From the Nov. 14, edition of Street R oots) Warming centers replace ‘severe weather' alerts for getting the sick and homeless off Portland's wet street s (By Amanda Waldroupe, Contributing Writ ...
27 Nov 2008 - Street Roots
Restorative justice equals no justice The current proliferation of separate court systems- often referred to as "restorative justice"- within the U.S. criminal justice system tells us all we need to know about how government is addressing the he ...
19 Aug 2008 - Street Roots
Blow to the head kills individual on the streets August 5, 2008 Individual experiencing homelessness killed in NE Portland. Posted by Israel Bayer homeless homicide Richard Tickenor Where to buy Street Roots Print ...
6 Aug 2008 - Street Roots