Those who envision an Oregon where every person has opportunity that comes with a safe, decent, affordable home are fortunate to live in 2015. The moment is pregnant with opportunity. Every day, more and more conversations are popping up about homelessnes ...
18 Feb 2015 - Matt Kinshella
Oregon has a history of ingenuity and innovation. We have worked hard to come together and build communities and public systems — roads, schools, cities and towns — that sustain us. Yet, that central lesson of coming together is often forgotten. Let’s rem ...
20 Oct 2014 - Omar Carrillo T...
• Percentage of low-income Oregon families who pay more than half their income on housing: 80 • Percentage of Oregon children living in poverty in 2011: 25 • School children in Oregon who were homeless in 2013: 20,000 • Hours per week a worker earning min ...
1 Mar 2014 - Street Roots Staff
Oregon is at the forefront of health care reform. Both national and local media, including Street Roots, has been covering the planned changes over the past two years. More recently, a multi-million dollar ad campaign has begun to educate residents on wha ...
30 Jul 2013 - SR editorial board