The average age of death was 49, according to the annual Domicile Unknown report Trauma, addiction, chronic health conditions and more claimed the lives of 80 people experiencing homelessness in Multomah County last year, according to the county’s just-re ...
14 Dec 2017 - Street Roots Staff
Vendor Harry Richards got his apartment keys this past week and has moved inside. “Thank you, thank you, thank you, Street Roots!” Harry said. “Through my own hard work, I’m back inside! Street Roots supported me and kept me in papers when I had hard time ...
17 Sep 2015 - Street Roots Staff
Commissioner Dan Saltzman and his challenger Nicholas Caleb are running Portland Commissioner No. 3. Street Roots posed three questions to the candidates on housing and homelessness. Street Roots: Portland is experiencing an affordable housing crisis. The ...
1 May 2014 - Street Roots Staff
• 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
• Average income needed to afford a one-bedroom apartment in Multnomah County: $17,720 • Average annual Social Security payment for retired workers in Multnomah County: $12,861 • Number of hours per week a worker earning minimum wage must work to afford a ...
10 Feb 2014 - Street Roots Staff
Pounds of coffee donated by Stumptown in 2013: 14,000 Number of nonprofits Stumptown supported in 2013, including Street Roots: 160 Units of carbon dioxide emission reduced by Stumptown in 2013: 9,300 Number of cars removed from the road to equal 9,300 un ...
28 Jan 2014 - Street Roots Staff
Street Roots vendors Don and Cynthia get a place to call their own By Ashley Koronko,Contributing Writer It was cold and windy when I pulled up to meet Cynthia and Don near what was soon to be their new apartment at Stark Firs. They flag me in, spotting ...
18 Apr 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Two months isn’t a lot of time to find an apartment when landlords can discriminate against voucher holders By Justin Buri, Contributing Columnist We know that when Oregon residents have access to safe, stable and affordable housing, we are not only able ...
7 Mar 2013 - Street Roots Staff
by Aaron Burkhalter, Contributing Writer Section 8 is hard enough to come by, but those who are duped by fake websites that appeared Feb. 4 on Google, Bing and Yahoo may have no chance at all. The Seattle Housing Authority opened registration for the Sect ...
6 Mar 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Rep. Tina Kotek becomes the state’s new Speaker of the House, on the support of a Democratic majority and the expectations of a state in need of change By Joanne Zuhl, Staff Writer To mark her swearing in as the state’s newest House Speaker, Oregon Rep. T ...
31 Jan 2013 - Street Roots Staff