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Invest our abundance in those who truly need it

DIRECTOR’S DESK | While Portland's wealthy make the city appear rich, hundreds of thousands in Multnomah County aren't able to meet basic needs The woman and a man – in their 20s, with big eyes and gentle smiles – stood next to a red sedan. Peop ...

6 Dec 2019 - Kaia Sand
Generosity is always a cup half full

DIRECTOR’S DESK | Your generosity keeps Street Roots going, from your purchase of a newspaper and zine from a vendor to your #GivingTuesday donation It’s 7:30 a.m. Vendors are lined up at the Street Roots door. Many rise early to vacate shelters and door ...

29 Nov 2019 - Kaia Sand
Street Roots vendor cited by TriMet: Where is their sense of grace?

DIRECTOR’S DESK | Mark says that if you want to help him, you can support a just and compassionate system Mark Rodriguez’s plight with a TriMet citation struck a chord with readers. On Friday, Nov. 8, Mark told us how he’d been served a $175 citation for ...

15 Nov 2019 - Kaia Sand
It takes all of us to to find solutions and keep Street Roots going

DIRECTOR'S DESK | Our winter fund drive has begun The temperature dropped quickly this week, so when we opened the door at 7:30 a.m., people piled in, some wrapped in blankets, rubbing their hands together, bee-lining for the coffee. Immediately, one ...

1 Nov 2019 - Kaia Sand
What are your hopes for Portland Street Response? Show us

We want to change the criminal justice system – and we want you to design a logo Street Roots’ office bustles with the leadership and talents of people on the streets. On one recent day, Street Roots vendors circled around Haven Wheelock of Outside In to ...

25 Oct 2019 - Kaia Sand
We value the lives of all 92 who died homeless in 2018

DIRECTOR’S DESK | The yearly Domicile Unknown count underscores the urgent need for reliable health care At least 92 people died while experiencing homelessness in Multnomah County. T hese are the highest numbers since Street Roots began releasing the an ...

16 Oct 2019 - Kaia Sand
PHOTOS: 2019 Street Roots Family Breakfast

DIRECTOR’S DESK | At this year's annual fundraiser, Street Roots celebrated its 20th anniversary Street Roots celebrated its 20-year mark Oct. 4 with more than 400 supporters gathered for our annual fundraising breakfast at the Oregon Convention Cent ...

11 Oct 2019 - Kaia Sand
Spread the word about Street Roots: Share your photos!

DIRECTOR’S DESK | Snap a picture of the newspaper for a chance to win – and to support Street Roots vendors Calling all Street Roots readers! This week, post your support of Street Roots vendors and the newspaper on social media. Let’s give vendors a big ...

6 Sep 2019 - Kaia Sand
Student homelessness that touches close to home

DIRECTOR’S DESK | My grandmother’s story resonates today She stayed enrolled in school until it was just too difficult. Cheerleading, serving on school council, my grandmother, Marjorie Leahy, bused to school from the Porter Hotel in “Portland’s Skid Row” ...

30 Aug 2019 - Kaia Sand
Hospitality toward the poor: A not so novel idea

DIRECTOR'S DESK | The bigotry of the Trump administration’s immigration policy is on full display Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door These are the last lines of the poem at the Statue of Liberty, set ...

16 Aug 2019 - Kaia Sand