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  1. Experts fear crisis of ‘aged homelessness’

    Nearly 40% of all Oregonians over 65 say they are at risk of losing their homes Nancie Carlson got a notice to vacate her apartment in Klamath Falls, where she lived for the past 10 years, in December. When she found out, she was shocked. She didn’t sleep ...

    16 Mar 2022 - Piper McDaniel

  2. Opinion | It’s time to bring back universal subsidized child care

    Learning from history: Community-run child care centers during World War II We face many big challenges and we will need strong, bold policies to meaningfully address them. Solving our child care crisis is one of those challenges and a study of World War ...

    25 Aug 2021 - Martin Hart-Lan...

  3. Kaia Sand | We must save USPS, a lifeline for the poor

    OPINION | The Trump administration's push to privatize the Postal Service is reckless, scary and unnecessary The ubiquitous blue mailboxes, the slow moving, open-door mail trucks with steering on the right, post offices in each small town — the relia ...

    26 Aug 2020 - Kaia Sand

  4. Poor and low-income Americans to gather online for a march on Washington

    The Rev. Liz Theoharis, co-chair of the renewed Poor People’s Campaign, speaks with Street Roots before Saturday’s historic demonstration, which will include appearances by celebrities and political leaders Over 50 years after the Rev. Martin Luther King ...

    20 Jun 2020 - Hanna Merzbach

  5. People who struggle need more direct cash from the federal government

    DIRECTOR’S DESK | Street Roots is connecting impoverished people with cash assistance, stimulus checks and tax credits, but it’s not enough These days, I think about money a lot. Where is it, and how can it get into the pockets of poor folks? An antidote ...

    15 May 2020 - Kaia Sand

  6. Invest our abundance in those who truly need it

    DIRECTOR’S DESK | While Portland's wealthy make the city appear rich, hundreds of thousands in Multnomah County aren't able to meet basic needs The woman and a man – in their 20s, with big eyes and gentle smiles – stood next to a red sedan. Peop ...

    6 Dec 2019 - Kaia Sand

  7. Hospitality toward the poor: A not so novel idea

    DIRECTOR'S DESK | The bigotry of the Trump administration’s immigration policy is on full display Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door   These are the last lines of the poem at the Statue of Liberty, set ...

    16 Aug 2019 - Kaia Sand

  8. Report: Oregon children worse off in the wake of poverty, suicides

    The state ranks 29th in the U.S. for children’s economic well-being while child and teen deaths surge, according to the 30th annual Kids Count National Data Book A new report shows Oregon children rank in the bottom half of the country for economic well-b ...

    28 Jun 2019 - Libby Dowsett

  9. Poverty: The biggest obstacle to higher education

    From hunger and homelessness to debt-burdened drop-outs, Sara Goldrick-Rab sees the hope of college fading from view for middle America Scholar-activist Sara Goldrick-Rab often reflects on an eye-opening day after class when a student came to her and said ...

    26 Apr 2019 - Joanne Zuhl

  10. Astoria nonprofit fills bellies while filling a need

    Filling Empty Bellies ensures access to a meal and fosters trust in vulnerable communities ASTORIA – On a still sunny fall day, two women sit in the grass by the Columbia River to eat their lunch: cheesy potatoes, cooked carrots and chicken. The meal is s ...

    29 Mar 2019 - Kaisa Schlarb

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