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PrintFriendly.com: Print & PDF Page 3 of 9 <br /> r <br /> 1 <br /> 'Y <br /> r 4+rr� r _ r �00 t A <br /> r <br /> 4011 <br /> Aaron Root.i.'i.panl and es�t the ex,:,c u c ook Cro,sing shopping center on the Portland/Westbroek city line late last month.He says medical <br /> issues keep him from working,but he takes no pleasure from panhandling,either."I hate it,"he said "With every car that passes by,a piece of my soul <br /> goes away."Staff photo by Gregory Rec <br /> `PORTLAND OPPORTUNITY CREW' <br /> The latest creative response to panhandling is to offer jobs. <br /> Communities such as San Jose, California, and Chicago are trying innovative work programs for <br /> panhandlers, and publicity about a new work program in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is helping to spread the <br /> idea, Tars said. <br /> "It is in line with the best evidence out there about taking a constructive, alternative approach rather than <br /> criminalizing homelessness," Tars said. <br /> While Albuquerque is nearly eight times the size of Portland —a population of nearly 545,852 compared to <br /> Portland's nearly 67,000 residents— Portland City Manager Jon Jennings hopes to replicate some of the <br /> success of Albuquerque's program. <br /> littps://www.printfriendly.com/print?Curl_s=uGGC_g/o7E_PdN_°/`7E_PcS_g/o7E_Pc SJJJmCE... 6/6/2017 <br />