That homeless people are dangerous is a misconception, Street Roots vendors say. And for some on the streets, it’s housed people who are feared. In a recent kickoff fundraiser for the Bybee Lakes Hope Center, a recovery program proposed for the never-used ...
24 Jan 2020 - Helen Hill
‘It kind of lights up the whole city. But just for the homeless people.’ Early Friday morning, April 19, the sidewalk outside Street Roots was alive with talk of the gleaming full moon the night before. Some vendors were enchanted and left their rooms, te ...
26 Apr 2019 - Helen Hill
Street Roots vendors talk about how they’re ‘spending a hell of a lot of time' Waiting in line sucks. We’ve all had to do it, and we will again. It’s exasperating and humbling, and it robs us of a precious, finite commodity: time. But when you are li ...
12 Apr 2019 - Helen Hill
A periodic column about the parts of homelessness most people don’t talk about There are many aggravations and indignities people living on the streets endure, especially in the winter months. One persistent hazard is insect parasites, specifically body a ...
8 Feb 2019 - Helen Hill
Five Street Roots vendors talk about life on the streets In the 2017 Multnomah County Point In Time homeless count, 1,355 adult women were identified as homeless, making up 36 percent of the total homeless population. This was up more than 16 percent from ...
7 Dec 2018 - Helen Hill