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  1. Street Roots vendor profile: John Munro

    John Munro has worked in some of the most picturesque places in the country. “I’ve seen a lot of America. It’s got a lot of beautiful scenery,” John says. “I remember going out on the Gulf of Mexico, (working) where British Petroleum is. If you’re starvin ...

    14 May 2015 - Leonora Ko

  2. Legal limbo: Safety Net of Oregon’s payee trials continue

    It’s been four months and John Munro still doesn’t know where his money is or when he’ll see it. Munro entrusted a $130,000 inheritance to Safety Net of Oregon, a now shuttered Portland nonprofit that was tasked with administering the federal disability a ...

    7 Aug 2014 - Jake Thomas

  3. Gaps in oversight leave clients vulnerable in nation’s multi-billion-dollar payee system

    It could have happened in any town in any state. The checks were supposed to be deposited and used to pay for rent, utilities, food and other necessities for a disabled individual. The official report found otherwise. In 2012, an investigator from Columbi ...

    8 May 2014 - Jake Thomas

  4. When the safety net breaks, Portland's most vulnerable are left to pick up the pieces

    The walls at Safety Net of Oregon, a nonprofit that once helped disabled people manage their federal benefits, are usually covered with collages and fake flowers. But now the plaster walls are bare except for a sign stating that there will be no tolerance ...

    10 Apr 2014 - Jake Thomas

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