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 with a network of more than 10,000 nonprofit, public s ...
22 Apr 2014 - Nan Roman
From the streets to the stage, Sean Aaron Bowers grows up with poetry Poet Sean Aaron Bowers, 33, known to many as Johnny No Bueno, writes with the grittiest of voices. Reading his poetry is like jumping into the moshpit at a punk rock show. The brash lan ...
4 Dec 2013 - Claire Valentin...
Ceirah McCauley witnessed homelessness early in life. Her grandfather worked for the Portland Rescue Mission and her whole family joined in. When she was in middle school, her experience at the mission inspired her to initiate her own fundraising projects ...
20 Nov 2013 - Jasmine Rockow
Groups converge in advance of summer’s street youth activity By Amanda Waldroupe, Staff Writer Service providers for homeless youths are making an unprecedented effort to prepare for the summer influx of homeless youth and young adults. On April 14, the H ...
12 May 2010 - Street Roots