Communities respond to needs of 500 Oregon foster families, but more help is needed

In Oregon, reproductive rights prevail even as pandemic limits some services

The regional arm of Planned Parenthood and its advocacy partner are adapting, and the women who head these organizations discuss how

Anna Pedersen

May 28, 2020

Rethinking how America cares for its elderly

As the pandemic puts issues facing older adults in the spotlight, AARP Foundation and Justice in Aging look for opportunities to change the status quo

Anna Pedersen

May 26, 2020

Multnomah County looks at waiving probation, parole fees permanently

The fees are already suspended during the pandemic, and their fiscal impact is not significant

Christen McCurdy

May 21, 2020

Lana Jack holding a box of vegetable starts, wearing a face mask

Celilo Wyam activist delivers relief to Indigenous villages of Columbia River

Lana Jack makes daily trips to drop off donated supplies, helping about 100 people with precautions against COVID-19

Celeste Noche John McDonald

May 17, 2020

Nisha Supahan, Toby Linwood and their family outside Tattoo 34

PHOTO STORY: Community resilience carries Native-owned businesses through the pandemic

These Indigenous-owned Oregon small businesses can use our support

Celeste Noche

May 16, 2020

Oregon health care policy invites discrimination, civil rights groups allege

The state’s guidelines for a crisis such as COVID-19 lack a commitment not to withhold care from people with disabilities, according to a federal complaint

Joanne Zuhl

May 14, 2020

Illustration of an American flag with cracks in it. Text reads: America, your cracks are showing.

How America values its most important workers is painfully clear, expert says

Dennis Parker at National Center for Law and Economic Justice tells Street Roots how the pandemic is highlighting existing inequities — and what can be done about it

Joanne Zuhl

May 14, 2020

In Woodburn, Russian and Latinx communities flex their political muscles

Once politically marginalized despite their large numbers, both have a candidate in the race for Oregon House District 22, touting differing ideologies

Tom Henderson

May 13, 2020