As far as the benefits of temporary shelter, a little less might be a lot more. The city of Portland’s focus on new shelters may be eroding existing shelters’ ability to transition homeless ...

Founded in 1999, Street Roots is a Portland-based nonprofit dedicated to creating income opportunities for individuals experiencing homelessness and poverty. As a member of the International Network ...

The city program Cooling Portland is coming to an end. After five years of providing free air conditioners to low-income families, applications close June 30. The application form is available on the ...

Street Roots is the publisher of the Rose City Resource Guide (RCRG), the most comprehensive, up-to-date print list of services for people experiencing homelessness and poverty in Clackamas, Multnomah ...

Portland, Oregon's award-winning weekly street newspaper - for those who can't afford Free Speech. 281 W Burnside Street Portland, OR 97209 M, W, TR, F: 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. and 12:15 pm – 2:00 p.m.

Portland, Oregon's award-winning weekly street newspaper - for those who can't afford Free Speech. 281 W Burnside Street Portland, OR 97209 M, W, TR, F: 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. and 12:15 pm – 2:00 p.m.

Workers harvest grapes in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. According to the website WineAmerica, Oregon’s wine industry generates $7 billion in economic activity per year. The industry is heavily dependent ...

Lichen is 34-weeks pregnant and worried about where he’s going to live. His partner left abruptly last month, leaving Lichen with a month-to-month rental agreement he can’t afford. He was a ...

The Kidz Outside Festival debuted in 2022 as a community-driven effort to revitalize the neglected George Park. The event has since grown into a community staple. This year’s event seeks to deepen the ...

Editor’s note: This story contains graphic descriptions of violence. In May, Willamette Week reported the Old Town homeless village was closing. One of the original C3PO (Creating Conscious ...

Dave Grohl performs with Foo Fighters in 2017 at Lollapalooza Berlin. Credit: Photo by Raph_PH/Flickr (CC BY 2.0) Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl pens a letter to his younger self as part of the ...

It’s no small feat to become one of the best athletes in the world by age 23. And yet tennis champion Naomi Osaka has accomplished just that and quickly learned how to wield the sizable platform that ...