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AYCO faces displacement, worries about community impact

The African Youth & Community Organization's bid to permanently reside at the former Trinity Broadcasting site rejected by the Portland Housing Bureau The Portland Housing Bureau’s (PHB) efforts to expand affordable housing came at a significant ...

10 Nov 2021 - Aurora Biggers
Summer Reads 2021: Advocacy leaders’ book picks

Leaders from Portland nonprofits share their recommendations for summer reading about social and environmental justice SUMMER READS 2021 Street Roots’ picks Kids’ picks Advocacy leaders’ picks Vendors’ picks Bookseller’s picks We asked Street Roots staff, ...

23 Jun 2021 - Street Roots
8 ways to get involved in Portland-area Earth Day events

Connect with communities doing climate justice work In 1969, Earth Day sprung from the growing collective of student groups who were clamoring for public consciousness on deteriorating air and water quality in the United States. Now, more than a half-cent ...

14 Apr 2021 - Emma Nathanson
Sisters Of The Road marks 40 years of home cooking and hospitality

The Portland nonprofit is the place to make real change over a plate of good food “It is only by feeling your love that the poor will forgive you for the gifts of bread.” That quote, attributed to St. Vincent DePaul, is a favorite of Genevieve “Genny” Nel ...

6 Dec 2019 - Joanne Zuhl
Portland law clinic ushers homeless youths through the legal process

The nonprofit Homeless Youth Law Clinic assists with legal issues that go far beyond housing When Demetris Taylor-Brown, at age 21, learned his girlfriend was pregnant, he made some big decisions. He turned down his scholarship to Grambling State Universi ...

24 May 2019 - Sarah Hansell
Remembering Tia Plympton, a mentor for homeless youths

The advocate with Outside In died Jan. 6. She was 74. Tia Plympton, a lifelong advocate for homeless youths in Portland, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 6, at the age of 74. She was a revolutionary spirit who stood for and with homeless youths for decades. She ...

11 Jan 2019 - Haven Wheelock
Rahab’s Sisters: Radical hospitality in the wake of tension

Rahab’s Sisters in Portland gives sanctuary to women with a range of needs, but it faces challenges due to protests over a nearby needle exchange Pastel tablecloths are flung over large round tables. Flowers are arranged in vases. A team of volunteers in ...

5 Oct 2018 - Helen Hill
Clear-cutting’s still rampant in Oregon, MAX train reminds us

Oregon Wild’s Jason Gonzales says the environmental watchdog’s bold new ad campaign is about seeking a more ecologically responsible approach to logging Throughout March, a giant image of clear-cut forests will confront Portland commuters as it rolls arou ...

2 Mar 2018 - Emily Green
How to flex your democratic muscles for affordable housing

COMMENTARY | 2018 is an opportunity to engage with our elected Oregon officials Our democracy – our system of representative government – is like a muscle. We can use it and make it strong, or we can let it atrophy through inattentiveness and inaction. A ...

2 Feb 2018 - Alison McIntosh
ACLU of Oregon challenges efforts to criminalize homelessness

Portland’s pedestrian use zones ‘deeply troubling,’ legal director says The question of how people experiencing homelessness occupy public spaces has become a seasonal argument these days. As with years past, the question is again thrust into the public s ...

22 Dec 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe