'Health care is connected to housing,' Ron says After spending the better part of a decade homeless on the streets of Portland and Las Vegas, longtime vendor Ron Sanford has obtained the keys to his very own Old Town apartment. “It’s beautiful,” ...
2 Oct 2016 - Cole Merkel
VA grant program helps veteran secure housing Street Roots vendor Dennis Chavez got keys to his own apartment in Southeast Portland earlier this month with the help of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Supportive Services for Veterans and Families grant ...
22 Sep 2016 - Cole Merkel
After studying for three months, Shaun has earned his real estate license Shaun Followell received the keys to his apartment in March through a Supportive Services for Veterans and Families grant as part of Multnomah County’s efforts to house every homele ...
18 Aug 2016 - Cole Merkel
This week, he got keys to a shared apartment in Gresham Heights Steven Pease will be home for the holidays. This week, he got keys to a shared apartment in Gresham Heights. “It’s a ways out, but other than that it gets me away from downtown. Nice, quiet, ...
23 Dec 2015 - Cole Merkel
After four years on the streets, Edward finally has keys to his own apartment On June 8, 2015, Street Roots vendor Edward Allen moved into his new apartment with the help of Central City Concern’s BEST Team and Community Engagement Program. “I think the b ...
30 Jun 2015 - Cole Merkel
Monday, June 1, marked Eileen Vizenor’s first night in her new apartment. “It was terrific,” she said. “I even had trouble sleeping because it was so quiet. I liked sleeping in until 7 a.m. For the last five months I’ve had to get up at 5:30 every morning ...
5 Jun 2015 - Cole Merkel
Now that Robert Egan has a full-time job, the only time he and I see each other these days are very early on Saturday mornings. Hence, our interview occurs at the Street Roots front desk during the excitement and hubbub of an early morning Saturday of a n ...
27 Jan 2015 - Cole Merkel