Street Roots and Jake Thomas have been working on a several months' long investigation into Social Security Disabilities and how it effects people experiencing poverty. Street Roots reported on March 6, the Social Security Administration Office of th ...
9 May 2014 - Street Roots Staff
-Number of volunteer hours contributed to Portland Parks & Recreation in 2013: 475,324-Number of community and art centers in Portland Parks & Recreation as of 2013: 14-Number of restroom buildings operated by Portland Parks & Recreation as of ...
3 May 2014 - Street Roots Staff
Commissioner Dan Saltzman and his challenger Nicholas Caleb are running Portland Commissioner No. 3. Street Roots posed three questions to the candidates on housing and homelessness. Street Roots: Portland is experiencing an affordable housing crisis. The ...
1 May 2014 - Street Roots Staff
-Percent of runaway youth served by Multnomah County Runaway Youth Services that are reunited with their families: 85-Number of passengers PDX received from flights in February: 1,025,571-Number of flight operations PDX saw in February: 14,877-Percent of O ...
22 Apr 2014 - Street Roots Staff
-Number of breweries in Portland: 53-Number of barrels of beer Oregon breweries brewed in 2012: 1.3 million-Number of signatures on the online petition asking the U.S. government to deport Justin Bieber: 261,412-Percentage of children from the ages of 2-5 ...
15 Mar 2014 - Street Roots Staff
• Percentage of low-income Oregon families who pay more than half their income on housing: 80 • Percentage of Oregon children living in poverty in 2011: 25 • School children in Oregon who were homeless in 2013: 20,000 • Hours per week a worker earning min ...
1 Mar 2014 - Street Roots Staff
Number of chicken wings sold by Fire on the Mountain on Super Bowl Sunday: 25,653 Percent drop in Seattle-area 911 calls during the Super Bowl: 31 Percent rise in Seattle-area 911 calls after the Super Bowl: 75 Dollars per container the Port of Portland w ...
15 Feb 2014 - Street Roots Staff
Caught in battles, animals are often displaced and, sadly, many get killed in crossfire. This series offers some startling photography, highlighting both the pain of war and how compassion can survive in the most horrific of circumstances. These photos we ...
10 Feb 2014 - Street Roots Staff
• Average income needed to afford a one-bedroom apartment in Multnomah County: $17,720 • Average annual Social Security payment for retired workers in Multnomah County: $12,861 • Number of hours per week a worker earning minimum wage must work to afford a ...
10 Feb 2014 - Street Roots Staff
Pounds of coffee donated by Stumptown in 2013: 14,000 Number of nonprofits Stumptown supported in 2013, including Street Roots: 160 Units of carbon dioxide emission reduced by Stumptown in 2013: 9,300 Number of cars removed from the road to equal 9,300 un ...
28 Jan 2014 - Street Roots Staff