Every day is life or death on the streets For people experiencing homelessness, 2017 started just like 2016 ended. Survival. On Jan. 2, Mark Elliot Johnson was found dead of hypothermia in East Portland after temperatures dipped below freezing. According ...
4 Jan 2017 - Israel Bayer
Rebekah says Street Roots has allowed her to discover the community and the money she needs Rebekah’s story, like those of so many people who come through the door of Street Roots, is a story of trying to find redemption against a backdrop of poverty and ...
29 Oct 2015 - Israel Bayer
James Michael Bostick wasn't 'just another homeless junkie.' He was Krista Campbell's son – 'an incredible man.' James Michael Bostick died of a heroin overdose on June 5 in Portland’s Union Station downtown. At 42 years old ...
15 Oct 2015 - Israel Bayer