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 ...

Here’s a breakdown of some of the bills we’re following during the Oregon Legislature’s 2026 short session ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the 1980s, Jordan Merrell often played in the wilderness near his home, located in the Siuslaw Forest in Lincoln County. Jordan was adopted by Carol Van Strum and husband Paul Merrell when he was ...

Oregon’s Direct Cash Transfer program is among a handful of state and local initiatives testing the idea that consistent and unconditional payments to homeless youths will get them housed faster than ...

Brooke Amlin helps fellow camper Granville Buckland bandage his broken arm on Jan. 18 at Riverside Park in Grants Pass. The City Council recently agreed to allow campers to have tents up from 5 p.m.

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Dr. Helen Riess is the author of “The Empathy Effect: 7 Neuroscience-Based Keys for Transforming the Way We Live, Love, Work, and Connect Across Differences.” Credit: Portrait courtesy of Matilde's ...

The Mary's Peak Alliance, part of a coalition to name and rename creeks on Mary's Peak, submitted the above photograph in a successful request to name this creek Ahsney Creek in 2021. It was ...

Housing is political, and public housing is political dynamite. The truly public buildings of the past have given way to more public-private partnerships and subsidized rentals, but the stereotypes ...