14,476
people are currently homeless in Oregon.
8,925
of those homeless are unsheltered.
Portland is considered to be ahead of
the curve when it comes to fighting the war on homelessness. Our city is
praised as being one of the leaders of urban development, but the bottom line
is that Oregon has the highest second rate of unsheltered homeless in the
United States, right behind California. These two posts are going to compare
and contrast The Good and The Bad being done for the homeless in
Portland. This post is a two-part installment.
By now, common visitors to our blog are
familiar with Street Roots, what they do, and who it helps. If you aren’t in
the know:
Street Roots, established in 1998, is a weekly newspaper
created in Portland, Oregon. It is often sold by members of the local homeless
community looking to get back on their feet, and much of the content of Street
Roots aims to address these issues in order to try to alleviate issues of
poverty and homelessness. Street Roots works closely with the community in
various Advocacy programs with intentions to face and address underlying social
issues in order to help their community to thrive.
Watch this video for heartwarming insight into Vendor life
and the impact Street Roots has on the community:
Street Roots is undeniably the best, grass roots, socially
based, community impacting homeless program that Portland, Oregon has to offer.
Through the implementation of Street Roots, a space for people to build
community was provided, and it turn, a breaking of the stereotype of
homelessness follows. This positive approach to dealing with homelessness makes
any resident of Portland proud and sets a formula and standard for other
communities to follow... Sadly, not all programs dealing with the homeless in
Portland are as kind, impacting, and efficient as Street Roots. What is
considered The Good is responsible,
respectful, humanitarian ways of not only communicating with, but treating of the
homeless. Oregon homeless involvement is undeniably doing its due diligence to
provide solutions statewide, yet, is it enough and do they have the resources
to efficiently manage this crisis? Do enough people care about the wellbeing of
humans, rather than a quick fix, out of sight out of mind solution? Check back
to learn about Rapid Response, the
most efficient way to clean our streets, by ruthlessly displacing the homeless
over and over again. Stay tuned.
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