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A photo of a building on West Burnside with a white hand-painted banner hanging over it. The banner says, "HOPE" and "Street Roots." The words sit above an open hand with yellow beams surrounding it.

Kaia Sand | Street Roots sends a message of 'HOPE'

Opinion | Street Roots invests in building on Northwest Third Avenue and West Burnside Street, plans to renovate
By
Kaia Sand
August 10, 2022
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Kaia Sand | Climate change harms poor people and must be dealt with equitably

I'm proud that Street Roots received a Portland Clean Energy Fund grant
By
Kaia Sand
August 3, 2022
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Gary Barker is talking and standing next to Raven Drake. Behind them is a wall full of sticky notes of various bright colors.

Kaia Sand | 10 Street Roots vendors launch into a year of ambassador work

Opinion | Born out of necessity, the ambassador program is thriving
By
Kaia Sand
July 27, 2022
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A photo of a body and no head with a floating hat.

Opinion | See the Invisible Man

A science fiction story about an invisible man speaks to the experiences of homeless Portlanders, who often only wish for people to recognize their humanity
By
Leo Rhodes
July 27, 2022
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Katherine Deumling is on one side of a table scooping food from a pot into a bowl to people lined up on the other side of the table.

Kaia Sand | ‘Creative, Scrappy Cooking’: A Street Roots tribute to Katherine Deumling (1973-2022)

Director’s Desk | Katherine’s legacy and passion for food are cherished
By
Kaia Sand
July 20, 2022
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Wearing a blue Seattle Seahawks hoodie, Elizabeth smiles for a photo holding up a set of keys on a key ring in her hands.

Kaia Sand | Street Roots vendors move into housing

Director's Desk | At least 9 Street Roots vendors have moved from homelessness into housing in the last 3 months
By
Kaia Sand
July 13, 2022
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A photo of Chloe after their surgery. The photo shows their torso with a button down shirt opened up and their stomach exposed. Drains hang from their chest.

Changing bodies, saving lives: The euphoria of gender affirmation surgery

By
W. Barnett Marcus
July 6, 2022
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Opinion | Melanie Henshaw joins Street Roots as new Indigenous affairs reporter

Henshaw (Mvskoke) is a skilled multimedia reporter who has covered a variety of topics, she's poised to make an impact in her new role.
By
Melanie Henshaw
July 6, 2022
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A photo of a tent with the on the eastside esplanade of Portland's waterfront with tall city buildings in the background

Editorial | Interviewing unhoused neighbors requires care

Street Roots maintains an internal set of criteria and considerations regarding interview practices for unhoused Portlanders. Compassion and consent lead the way.
By
SR editorial board
July 6, 2022
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Opinion | History of Portland’s Homeless Alcohol and Drug Intervention Network

A carceral response to public inebriates — once narrowly focused on low-income people downtown — caused people to search for a better way, fueling the creation of HADIN
By
Jason Renaud
July 6, 2022

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