Poverty figures unlikely to change course anytime soon By Joanne Zuhl, Staff Writer Census figures released Tuesday put on paper what many of us have known for a long time. Times are tough, getting tougher. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s figures, t ...
26 Sep 2011 - Street Roots
Two worlds from Ukraine & Somali living together under one roof in East Portland [caption id="attachment_4208" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Children from Lincoln Woods play their regular game of soccer. Pho ...
13 Oct 2010 - Street Roots
Loss of low-cost housing routing poor from downtown Affordable housing for Portland’s poorest residents has declined significantly in the city center, even as more high-end housing increased. According to the Central City Housing Inventory, released in Ju ...
1 Sep 2009 - Street Roots