In a recent online poll, we asked people, “Why do you think most people are homeless?” — They are lazy.— They’ve lost a job and/or home due to economic pressure.— They are addicted to drugs or alcohol.— They have a mental disability.— They’ve experienced significant trauma/difficulties. 92% of responders believe that homelessness is generally caused…
Read MoreWhere would you sleep if you were homeless? — A park?— A bench?— A doorway? Leo found out just how difficult–and illegal–it can be for a homeless person to get rest. Exhaustion just makes it that much harder to escape a tough situation. From the Street Roots blog: http://streetroots.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/falling-asleep-unwanted-and-waking-up-a-wanted-man/ So I went looking for a…
Read MoreFrom Street Roots, I feel like a target—assualts on women run through Portland She is neatly dressed, wearing a clean pair of jeans, a sweater, and raincoat. At 47 years, her short hair is streaked white. Homeless for the first time in her life, C moved to Portland three years ago and worked for temping…
Read More“Most of the guys, and women too, who are holding up the signs? They’re not the ones who need help the most. The ones who really need it aren’t going to ask for it … and they’re sure not going to talk to you. They’re the guys you see wandering along the sidewalk, talking to…
Read More2009 marked Portland Rescue Mission’s 60th year giving hope to hurting men, women and children affected by homelessness, addiction and abuse. 60 Years of Hope (Quicktime Version) 60 Years of Hope from pdxmission on Vimeo. Portland Rescue Mission started in 1949 as a soup kitchen by the Burnside Bridge. Six decades later, we’re still known…
Read MoreWhere did you sleep each night this year? Portland Rescue Mission offers shelter for up to 120 men and 38 women (and their children) each night. But there are countless others who sleep elsewhere. See where they slept in 2009. From the www.Change.org “End Homelessness” blog:http://homelessness.change.org/blog/view/10_places_people_slept_in_2009 1. Storage Units 2. Cars 3. Motels 4. Tent…
Read MoreMost of us think of homelessness as a man holding a cardboard sign on the street corner. But up to 50% of homeless men, women and children are really never seen. What do you know about these three categories of homeless people? Panhandlers Street Homeless Hidden Homeless Learn more now through this half-hour broadcast that…
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