Vial of Life: Helping save lives at the Downtown Chapel By Stacy Brownhill, Staff Writer How much good can a small red pouch, zip tie and sheet of paper do for someone living on the streets? Turns out, a lot. Downtown Chapel is pioneering an innovative, p ...
21 Jul 2011 - Street Roots
Foot care program at Downtown Chapel brings dignity and relief for people sleeping outside by Cassandra Koslen, Contributing Writer (Photos by Jennifer Jansons) The custom of washing another’s feet was embedded in the cultures of ancient civilizations as ...
8 Dec 2010 - Street Roots
A fitting new beginnning [caption id="attachment_4304" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Father Steve Newton outside the Downtown Chapel Roman Catholic Parish. Photo by Israel Bayer"] [/caption] Fr. Steve New ...
9 Nov 2010 - Street Roots
Downtown Chapel opens space for mothers in the sex trade [caption id="attachment_3725" align="alignnone" width="442" caption="Painting by Sherry Lynn Dooley"] [/caption] By Amanda Waldroupe, staff Writer Portland’s ...
9 Jun 2010 - Street Roots
We want our 30% set aside, already! Sisters Of The Road, Street Roots, Downtown Chapel, Community Alliance of Tenants, and the Western Regional Advocacy Project hosted a vigil late this afternoon on the site of the North Macadam development, block 33, to ...
31 Mar 2010 - Street Roots
Remembering our friends who have passed Also read " The streets claim lives every year. Why aren't we paying better attention?" Downtown Chapel Homeless deaths Homeless memorial NightWatch Print ...
23 Mar 2010 - Street Roots
Calling each other to a place of hope, rather than fear Oct. 28, 2008 By Sally Martin (from the Oct. 17, Street Roots) Not too long ago I came across the story of Vedran Smailovic, the "Cellist of Sarajevo," who became famous for his artistic p ...
29 Oct 2008 - Street Roots
A pitch for tents Is Portland ready- or willing- to create another tent city for the homeless? Reporter Amanda Waldroupe takes an in-depth look at the politics surrounding another tent city, or what some individuals on the streets are calling a "gree ...
27 Jun 2008 - Street Roots