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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
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
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
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
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
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
City looks to cut the safety net

By Jake Thomas, Staff Writer Raymond Thornton turns 48 this month, but there was a time he wasn’t sure he’d see another birthday. He spent three years on the streets, battling alcohol and substance addictions before he arrived at the Clark Center in 2011. ...

18 Mar 2013 - Jake Thomas
Homeless veterans will benefit from House proposal

Lawmakers hope to raise state document filing fee to fund efforts to get veterans off the street The Housing Alliance believes everyone needs a safe, stable, and affordable place to call home. We believe that home is the foundation of opportunity; without ...

12 Mar 2013 - Alison McIntosh
Flu season hits hardest where care is hardest to find

By Alex Zielinski, Staff Writer Chills. Hot flashes. Achy muscles. Migraines. A rattling cough on top of a dry, sore throat. This time of year under the gray cloud of the Pacific Northwest, these symptoms are tossed between coworkers, family members and f ...

25 Feb 2013 - Street Roots Staff
On the job in Washington D.C.

U.S. Representative for Oregon’s 1st Congressional District, Suzanne Bonamici talks about her expectations for the coming year By Israel Bayer, Staff Writer U.S. Representative for Oregon’s 1st Congressional District, Suzanne Bonamici, is a leader who is ...

14 Feb 2013 - Street Roots Staff