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  1. Available resources during Portland area's dangerous cold snap

    Temperatures will be especially dangerous beginning Wednesday night, when temperatures are predicted to drop to 17 degrees before wind chill, through Friday morning, when temperatures are expected to reach as high as 30 degrees Portlanders and those in th ...

    21 Dec 2022 - Street Roots Staff

  2. The Driftwood Castle at Kelley Point Park

    A homeless Portlander, dubbed ‘the Driftwood Wizard,’ began building a driftwood shelter in late summer. He left with nary a trace, an impermanent structure and indelible impression in his wake. Much like its architect, Driftwood Castle will disappear soo ...

    23 Nov 2022 - Aurora Biggers

  3. Despite classifying an increasing number of fires as ‘homeless related,’ Portland Fire and Rescue can’t determine what’s causing majority of fires

    It’s unclear how many fires classified as ‘homeless related’ actually involve homeless Portlanders Darrell Pattum wasn’t there when an arsonist burned down his camp in 2019, but his neighbors said a man walked out of a nearby business and threatened them ...

    9 Nov 2022 - Aurora Biggers and Henry Brannan

  4. Solidarity in the midst of uncertainty in America

    Street Roots has worked to prioritize the voices of immigrants and refugees, the poor, critical thinkers, policymakers and truth-tellers. We will continue to do so. The November election brought big wins for housing across the country. There were 34 ballo ...

    16 Nov 2016 - Israel Bayer

  5. Shut out

    Rental assistance is a proven tool for ending and preventing homelessness. Too bad Portland’s housing market isn’t cooperating. Julius Brown and his fiancée, Denise William, thought they had found the perfect home after moving into a two-bedroom apartment ...

    4 Aug 2016 - Amanda Waldroupe

  6. Director's Desk: Homelessness isn’t a media event. It’s real life.

    If I were currently homeless I would choose living outdoors over living in shelter. Hands down. That doesn’t mean I would be choosing to be homeless. The mayor recently declared an end to his “Safe Sleep” policy in our city. The policy allowed for people ...

    4 Aug 2016 - Israel Bayer

  7. City buys Joyce Hotel

    Joyce Hotel will remain open for some of the most vulnerable residents in our community After six months of uncertainly, the Portland Housing Bureau has completed an agreement to buy the Joyce Hotel, Downtown Portland’s last low-barrier housing for the ci ...

    22 Jun 2016 - Joanne Zuhl

  8. Breaking: City makes last attempt to save Joyce Hotel

    Two-dozen low-income residents wait to hear their fate The saga of the Joyce Hotel has developed a new twist: The city of Portland has made another offer to purchase the building in an effort to salvage one of the last low-income housing options in downto ...

    6 May 2016 - Joanne Zuhl

  9. A photographer's journey into the eyes of Portland’s homeless

    Pedro Oliveira's "Careful: Soul Inside" tells stories of individuals, raises awareness Raised by a single mother after my father died, I know well the social barriers that one faces when having the tough luck of being born among the less em ...

    25 Feb 2016 - Pedro Oliveira

  10. Life of glamour — and homelessness

    Mark Reay has acted for HBO, modeled for Vogue and worked with Martin Scorsese. He is also homeless. A typical week for model, actor and photographer Mark Reay — a debonair, 6-foot-3, 56-year-old — is spent shooting at New York Fashion Week, appearing in ...

    11 Sep 2015 - Steven MacKenzie

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