OPINION | Pay attention to local government responses, homelessness in 2022 I hear a sense of despair from so many of you over the humanitarian crisis of homelessness. While many community members volunteer with community organizations and through mutual ...
5 Jan 2022 - Kaia Sand
Non-police crisis intervention program seeks more funding for around-the-clock operations, building awareness on streets Bronwyn Jones Carver is a member of Street Roots’ MoJo program. MoJo is composed of vendors learning about journalism, covering life o ...
29 Dec 2021 - Bronwyn Carver
Recent investments in congregate shelters raise questions about priorities, efficacy According to a recently announced spending plan to address homelessness jointly funded by the city of Portland and Multnomah County, local sheltering options will substan ...
24 Nov 2021 - Taylor Griggs
Advocates and officials agree: investment required beyond temporary shelter Sandra Fairbank has been unhoused for seven years, becoming homeless after leaving an abusive marriage. Since then, she has moved from camp to camp in different parts of the city ...
10 Nov 2021 - Taylor Griggs
The city has only identified two of six sites, hasn’t broken ground on a single camp or released information on contracted service providers Commissioner Dan Ryan’s goal to build six city-sanctioned outdoor homeless encampments by the end of the year appe ...
27 Oct 2021 - Taylor Griggs
Danielle Outlaw tells Street Roots staff and vendors that police are chasing the radio while getting blamed for problems they cannot solve Danielle Outlaw has been thrust into the spotlight. The first African-American woman to serve as chief of the Portla ...
7 Dec 2018 - Emily Green and John Emshwiller