Donating to Street Roots through Dec. 5 means your dollar goes twice as far Good journalism is often expensive and difficult to fund. NewsMatch, a collaborative fundraising program for Institute for Nonprofit News members like Street Roots, seeks to bridg ...
29 Nov 2023 - K. Rambo
Peter, a veteran of homelessness gives his opinion of life on the streets My name is Peter, and I have lived on the streets of Portland for over 10 years. Unlike many people, I did not have a bad experience. I managed to keep clean and well-fed, and my he ...
22 Nov 2023 - Peter Salzmann
Opinion | However you give, and however much, it helps this organization run 1. Buy the newspaper and a zine. Find a vendor to buy a zine and a newspaper. Vendors are out in all weather selling a new issue every week, and for the next six weeks through De ...
22 Nov 2023 - Kaia Sand
Director’s Desk | Kaia Sand launches ‘Better not Backward’ column series exploring next steps two years into Measure 110 with a visit to the Overdose Prevention Society Our conversation began in the dark. Trey Helten had warned me before I walked the mile ...
15 Nov 2023 - Kaia Sand
Opinion | Annual Willamette Week project aims to raise $8.25 million for 250 nonprofits by year’s end I returned to the question a couple of times in my conversation with Richard Meeker: “Why do you do this?" I was curious about why Meeker, as the fo ...
8 Nov 2023 - Kaia Sand
Director’s Desk | Jennifer was a light and her legacy lives on at Street Roots The swallowtail butterfly clung to Jennifer Bradford like a corsage. It had landed on her at her MAX stop and traveled all the way to Street Roots, a bright, yellow-winged blos ...
1 Nov 2023 - Kaia Sand
Opinion | Despite the fear and backlash, let’s fight for the lives of people using drugs Overdose prevention centers reduce “overdose and unwanted public use” while connecting people “with addiction services and social supports including voluntary treatme ...
25 Oct 2023 - Kaia Sand
Director’s Desk | However, West Coast cities shouldn’t take the same approach — here’s why: You may have caught headlines that New York City’s right-to-shelter policy is under threat. If it’s worth fighting for in New York, you might wonder, why aren’t we ...
18 Oct 2023 - Kaia Sand
Street Smart Economics | Polluters try to sell you on the idea of buying a solution without seeking actionable change We are running out of time to avoid climate disaster. As signatories to the 2015 Paris Agreement, more than 190 governments have pledged ...
18 Oct 2023 - Martin Hart-Lan...
Opinion | Oregon Shakespeare Festival explores homelessness while homelessness abounds nearby Juliet’s family lives in a camper beneath a bridge. Kaia Sand is the executive director of Street Roots. This column represents her views. The friar — Romeo’s co ...
11 Oct 2023 - Kaia Sand