For Jermaine, one of his greatest values is hard work. Having sold newspapers with Street Roots since it was on Northwest Davis Street, he takes pride in the relationships he has cultivated and the ...

Gabi Huffman recalled being near a breaking point. After leaving what she called a “really bad relationship,” she was living in a church basement shelter with her daughter, who was three months old at ...

On Sunday, protest organizers called for a creative countermeasure to the possibility of National Guard troops patrolling its streets: an “emergency” World Naked Bike Ride. Thousands answered the call ...

Amid President Trump’s immigration crackdown, local community networks are the first line of defense. Here’s what Oregon advocates say you should do if you see agents detaining someone. As ...

Vendor Douglas “Wookie” Marcks knows Street Roots inside and out. He doesn’t just sell the paper — he also contributes his poetry to it. By his estimate, Marcks has had his poetry published in the ...

Police arrested a housed man accused of stabbing two homeless neighbors. Oregon sees the highest level of violent attacks on homeless people in the U.S., according to a 2024 report by the National ...

The legislature cut funding for housing and homeless services, while establishing a statewide shelter system and expanding some tenant protections The number of Oregonians experiencing homelessness ...

For residents of the Laureate, rent is permanently affordable. Their homes are publicly owned and governed with their input. The Laureate, in Montgomery County, Maryland, is an early example of social ...

On the streets of downtown Portland on June 18, masked federal agents pulled over and arrested a Colombian man who had just left immigration court. The incident, caught on video and first reported by ...

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network. As the city of Portland clawed its way out of the pandemic, it faced a new set of crises: The city’s homeless population was growing ...

ICE agents in Portland told 22-year-old Jorge Luis Reinaldo he needed to sign papers. When he arrived, they detained him, despite previously scheduled legal proceedings. Note: Street Roots’ interview ...

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