I know you aren’t going to read this whole issue. I have, while I cleaned and laid out data over the last two months, but I know it’s hard to take in like this. It’s overwhelming: 12 full pages of ...

Oregon officials celebrated the state’s 100th birthday in 1959 by adding the phrase “Pacific Wonderland” to license plates. It made a nostalgic comeback in 2009 when Oregon turned 150. The slogan ...

Xocjhil Lino Aiello wrote a story for Roosevelt High’s school newspaper Oct. 29 about the threat federal immigration raids pose to Portland students. The story provided tips for what students should ...

Street Roots is an organization with not just one mission, but two: produce high quality journalism, and create jobs accessible to people living on the streets. Each year, Street Roots publishes 51 ...

Founded in 1999, Street Roots is a Portland-based nonprofit dedicated to creating income opportunities for individuals experiencing homelessness and poverty. As a member of the International Network ...

That was a recurring sentiment expressed on a rainy afternoon by Street Roots vendors emerging fresh from a shower and wearing clothes they just washed in the building’s laundry room. The basement ...

For the last month, Christina Smith has been in a lot of pain. Each day, she has to pack up everything she owns from a spot just outside Portland city limits, where she pitches a tent. After packing ...

Looking back on views and voices from our pages in the past year by Street Roots staff “We need a wider way to spread the conviction that moral ethics are really the basis of a happy life. This is ...

Breakdown: Proposed budget cuts could drastically alter local services By Amanda Waldroupe, Staff Writer Homeless and low-income advocates, service providers, and policymakers were put on notice when ...

The following is an excerpt from a speech by Nan Roman, president and CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness. The Alliance is a public education, advocacy, and capacity-building organization ...