Elizabeth hopes to secure housing soon and knows the stability can help her move forward Vendor Elizabeth Bodenstab has one priority: becoming housed. She’s got an upcoming opportunity that is promising — welcome news after having been on the streets for ...
21 Feb 2024 - Jessica Hamilton
Dale credits vending the paper for structure and opportunity in his life Longtime Street Roots vendor Dale Nye grew up surrounded by newspapers. As a child, he delivered The Oregonian and other papers in his coastal community and eventually ran the printi ...
7 Feb 2024 - Jessica Hamilton
Melissa has found her place as a vendor and looks ahead to the future Just two months into her work as a vendor, Melissa Rose is confident she’s found the right fit. Shortly after being introduced to Street Roots through a couple she knows, she did her or ...
6 Dec 2023 - Jessica Hamilton
Dan found his skill as a poet and writer during his time as a vendor Longtime Street Roots vendor and multi-talented advocate Dan Newth has sold Street Roots since 2002. He first connected to Street Roots as a vendor because it provided enough to buy a be ...
29 Nov 2023 - Jessica Hamilton
Norm cherishes the relationships he has with his customers and plans to sell Street Roots for life Retired chef and Street Roots vendor Norm Chamberlain first fell in love with Portland while visiting his grandfather, who worked in a steel mill in Oregon. ...
10 May 2023 - Jessica Hamilton
Kris sees Portlands highs and lows, but he has high hopes for the city Kris D., a Street Roots vendor on and off since 2016, bounced around a lot as a kid. Although Portland has been home since 2015, he lived in 14 different states before he could walk. A ...
3 May 2023 - Jessica Hamilton
A writer and poet, Bronwyn says Street Roots saved her life Street Roots vendor, writer and poet Bronwyn Carver and Street Roots are a great match for one another. She started with Street Roots four years ago, and since then, she has fully embraced all th ...
23 Mar 2023 - Jessica Hamilton
David loves (almost) everything Portland has to offer Street Roots vendor David Yeggins loves almost everything that Portland offers. “Except maybe the Naked Bike Ride,” he said. “They could use a little bit of clothes.” While naked bike riding may not be ...
8 Feb 2023 - Jessica Hamilton
Mel is thankful for his customers and the behavioral health program Longtime vendor Mel Taylor is a familiar face around Street Roots and the Pearl District, where he has been selling Street Roots outside the REI store in Northwest Portland since 2014. “I ...
4 Jan 2023 - Jessica Hamilton
Peter challenges assumptions about homelessness and encourages compassion Street Roots vendor Peter Clark is excited to be working again and hopes to raise enough money to move back home to Syracuse, New York. He moved to Portland 10 years ago for the med ...
28 Dec 2022 - Jessica Hamilton