The Trump administration's rule change would cut food assistance to about 20,000 Oregonians Oregon is joining 13 other states, as well as New York City and the District of Columbia, in suing the Trump administration over a proposed rule change to SNA ...
16 Jan 2020 - Joanne Zuhl
Pulling assistance from people who are struggling to find jobs is ‘not the Oregon way,’ Sen. Wyden says Food stamp recipients and their advocates crowded into a small corner grocer Dec. 13 to hear their congressional delegation pledge to fight against new ...
20 Dec 2019 - Joanne Zuhl
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
Two decades is a lifetime for some nonprofits, but we continue to grow Welcome to this special edition of Street Roots marking our 20th anniversary. And thank you for making every day of it possible. We are a long way from our earliest days when we were j ...
4 Oct 2019 - Joanne Zuhl
'When a mental health issue or an addiction are compounded by homelessness, they are exacerbated' As a street-level organization, Street Roots engages directly with people experiencing homelessness, and sadly, that often means encountering the c ...
4 Oct 2019 - Cole Merkel and DeVon Pouncey and Joanne Zuhl
The congressman from Portland hopes to flip the script on centuries of government-sanctioned discrimination Congressman Earl Blumenauer doesn’t consider himself naive. He’s been in politics most of his life, from the Portland City Council to serving Orego ...
13 Sep 2019 - Joanne Zuhl
The 2017 figure is more than five times the estimates from the Point in Time counts Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties need to create a regional approach to address homelessness, which affected more than 38,000 people in the tri-county region in ...
20 Aug 2019 - Joanne Zuhl
Turning a blind eye to the risks, the president spreads ideas that are likely to spur someone to act, legal expert David Cohen says Three years ago, on Aug. 9, 2016, Rolling Stone magazine published an article by Drexel University Law Professor David Cohe ...
9 Aug 2019 - Joanne Zuhl
The deadline looms for public comment on changes to the National Environmental Protection Act People concerned about the environmental impact of resource extractions and other federal actions have until Monday, Aug. 12, to voice their concerns about a pro ...
9 Aug 2019 - Joanne Zuhl
Children as young as 15 won’t automatically be tried as adults; judges will have discretion Oregon lawmakers this year made major changes to the state’s juvenile system, reversing some of the ineffective “tough on crime” polices of the previous 25 years. ...
19 Jul 2019 - Joanne Zuhl