A tragic fire brings the community together The brightly lit, colorful food carts at 7238 SE Foster Road contrasted cheerfully with the gray, rainy day when they reopened on Jan. 26. It's the first milestone in a much-longer recovery process, and the ...
21 Feb 2024 - Ellen Clarke
A vision for a community space is currently on hold due to costly review process The future backyard of Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church looks more like its neighboring Khunamokwst Park than its current application as an unused parking lot, but a ci ...
18 Oct 2023 - Jeremiah Hayden
The storied Albina institution transferred to new ownership Sept. 1. New owners hope to push the arts space to new heights. A heat wave did not keep the smiles from people’s faces as they gathered at the Albina Arts Center in Northeast Portland to embra ...
6 Sep 2023 - Ellen Clarke
Brown Hope aims to support Black communities through basic income programs The local nonprofit that distributed millions of dollars to Black Portlanders throughout the pandemic is launching a new program to further support Black Portlanders — three years ...
24 Aug 2022 - Mia Ryder-Marks
Sisters of the Road may be closed for now, but through this closure the organization hopes to emerge a stronger operation Bronwyn Jones Carver is a member of Street Roots’ MoJo program. MoJo is composed of vendors learning about journalism, covering life ...
9 Feb 2022 - Bronwyn Carver
The renowned Portland rapper combines mentorship and mental health Talilo Marfil started his musical journey making beats at the Apple store in downtown Portland when he was just 16 years old — as a houseless teenager, this became his means of survival. N ...
9 Feb 2022 - Latisha Jensen
The African Youth & Community Organization's bid to permanently reside at the former Trinity Broadcasting site rejected by the Portland Housing Bureau The Portland Housing Bureau’s (PHB) efforts to expand affordable housing came at a significant ...
10 Nov 2021 - Aurora Biggers
Leaders from Portland nonprofits share their recommendations for summer reading about social and environmental justice SUMMER READS 2021 Street Roots’ picks Kids’ picks Advocacy leaders’ picks Vendors’ picks Bookseller’s picks We asked Street Roots staff, ...
23 Jun 2021 - Street Roots
The Portland nonprofit is the place to make real change over a plate of good food “It is only by feeling your love that the poor will forgive you for the gifts of bread.” That quote, attributed to St. Vincent DePaul, is a favorite of Genevieve “Genny” Nel ...
6 Dec 2019 - Joanne Zuhl
The nonprofit Homeless Youth Law Clinic assists with legal issues that go far beyond housing When Demetris Taylor-Brown, at age 21, learned his girlfriend was pregnant, he made some big decisions. He turned down his scholarship to Grambling State Universi ...
24 May 2019 - Sarah Hansell