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  1. When trying is half of the battle

    The past month we have seen a media frenzy surrounding homelessness. That’s why I cringed a little bit when I read the Willamette Week’s cover story on homelessness titled, “The Real World: Portland.” The author interviewed ten people living on the street ...

    5 Sep 2013 - Israel Bayer

  2. Surviving homelessness in the mountains of Austria

    The following column won top honors among vendor essays at the International Network of Street Paper Awards 2013 in July. It is written by a vendor with Street Roots’ sister paper Apropos in Austria. I’m going my way. What is this day going to bring? Some ...

    28 Aug 2013 - Andrea Hoschek

  3. City Hall plays the wrong hand with street sweeps

    Running the City of Portland is hard work. But being able to work in a collaborative effort toward a common goal shouldn’t be. Mayor Charlie Hales boldly declared last week that enforcing sidewalk laws against people experiencing homelessness — and we ass ...

    19 Aug 2013 - SR editorial board

  4. Terrence Jones: A teachable moment

    I’ve been a fan of NBA basketball for a long, long time. I’ve also worked with people experiencing homelessness for more than 15 years on the streets of Portland and Seattle. When I read that Terrence Jones, Portland native and NBA player alledgedly stomp ...

    31 Jul 2013 - Israel Bayer

  5. Next steps on downtown homelessness in Portland

    The past two weeks have been chock full of tragic events, bad press and anxiety on the streets, specifically downtown. A group of kids, presumably homeless, attacked a 70-year old employee of the Portland Outdoor Store downtown. He was hospitalized after ...

    21 Jul 2013 - Israel Bayer

  6. Tomorrow’s solutions won’t rely on yesterday’s perspectives

    What Portland needs is real leadership on the homeless and housing front to develop a permanent funding source to give people a safe place to call home. Many of us working in the trenches are working to make that dream a reality and looking at a variety o ...

    10 Jul 2013 - Israel Bayer

  7. Sometimes, finding a good friend in the rain is just Ducky

    I had been in Portland for about a month looking for a place to sell my Street Roots. I was on the MAX when I noticed Trader Joe’s in the Hollywood District. I decided to try my luck. Standing in front of Trader Joe’s, my sales were going great. Then one ...

    2 Jul 2013 - Leo Rhodes

  8. Reaching out in St. Johns

    Far from major services and programs, the faith-based community and advocates come together to help the homeless in Portland’s northern neighborhood Her day starts early. Around 5 a.m. she gets up. She’s spent the night behind a church. Sometimes it’s a s ...

    19 Jun 2013 - Nathan Gilles

  9. Street Roots is ready for anything, large or small

    Street Roots editorial Jim and Street Roots’ Vendor Coordinator Cole Merkel started around the same time. Jim was a Street Roots vendor. Cole was a Jesuit Volunteer a year out of college and looking to make a difference in the world. For more than a year, ...

    25 Apr 2013 - Street Roots Staff

  10. Home sweet home

    Street Roots vendors Don and Cynthia get a place to call their own By Ashley Koronko,Contributing Writer It was cold and windy when I pulled up to meet Cynthia and Don near what was soon to be their new apartment at Stark Firs.  They flag me in, spotting ...

    18 Apr 2013 - Street Roots Staff

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