‘These are kids that have been failed by every single system,’ says a Bend Republican who supports the $2.5 million plan One dollar and 14 cents. That’s the number Rep. Cheri Helt (R-Bend) wanted people to remember at the close of the initial hearing on ...
7 Feb 2020 - Joanne Zuhl
Displacement, school changes, racism and mental illness are among the risk factors plaguing today’s youths. The Next Generation, a new Street Roots series, explores issues like these and opportunities to respond. The Next Generation, a Street Roots series ...
31 Jan 2020 - Joanne Zuhl
The event, on the longest night of the year, will provide a space for mourning and challenge people to help build a just community On Saturday, Dec. 21, the sun will shine for a moment directly on the Tropic of Capricorn, and the North Pole will be aimed ...
20 Dec 2019 - Helen Hill
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
DIRECTOR’S DESK | The yearly Domicile Unknown count underscores the urgent need for reliable health care At least 92 people died while experiencing homelessness in Multnomah County. T hese are the highest numbers since Street Roots began releasing the an ...
16 Oct 2019 - Kaia Sand
Injured when a truck rammed his tent, a Portland man says he's had to stop working At first, only the back half of the beat-up pickup truck with a faded-blue paint job can be seen in the security-camera video. About 10 yards behind the truck and to i ...
27 Sep 2019 - John Emshwiller
The congressman from Portland hopes to flip the script on centuries of government-sanctioned discrimination Congressman Earl Blumenauer doesn’t consider himself naive. He’s been in politics most of his life, from the Portland City Council to serving Orego ...
13 Sep 2019 - Joanne Zuhl
Oregon's House speaker reflects on the session and what she sees as wins for housing, education and – yes – the environment The smoke is still clearing from the 80th Oregon State Legislative Assembly, but if there were any open wounds left from its c ...
12 Jul 2019 - Joanne Zuhl
DIRECTOR’S DESK | Our president, who deplores the visibility of homelessness, doesn't understand the federal government’s role in the housing crisis On Monday, Trump free-associated about homelessness with Fox News’ right-wing provocateur Tucker Carl ...
3 Jul 2019 - Kaia Sand
Programming at p:ear in Portland promotes self-esteem, which is critical to psychological well-being, according to research by a PSU grad student Jonny Perez was deeply depressed, feeling as if he were “nothing” when, two years ago, he first walked into p ...
21 Jun 2019 - Emily Green