Nettie brings lived experience and a fresh point of view to her internship at Acadia NW Street Roots vendor Nettie Johnson is close to fulfilling a long-cherished dream. She is on track to graduate in April with a degree in addiction counseling from Portl ...
3 Jan 2020 - Helen Hill
COMMENTARY | What makes me an addict is that I use drugs against my will, even when I don’t want to My name is Jason, and I am an addict. I am writing this to you from Dorm 11, Bunk 9 at Multnomah County’s Inverness Jail. I am here on charges that culmina ...
19 Jul 2019 - Jason Everly
Street Roots editorial Jim and Street Roots’ Vendor Coordinator Cole Merkel started around the same time. Jim was a Street Roots vendor. Cole was a Jesuit Volunteer a year out of college and looking to make a difference in the world. For more than a year, ...
25 Apr 2013 - Street Roots Staff