Proceeds from the sale of each bag will support Street Roots Street Roots has an exciting announcement to make. A new coffee is coming to Portland. Israel Bayer is the executive director of Street Roots. You can reach him at israel@streetroots.org or fo ...
24 Nov 2017 - Israel Bayer
Meanwhile, a partnership with Portland’s faith community is providing opportunities for our vendors It’s hot out there this summer. Your support of Street Roots vendors and others is very much appreciated. If you know someone who may benefit from a check ...
4 Aug 2017 - Israel Bayer
Stand with Street Roots. Together, we will weather this storm. Street Roots not only needs your support – we want your support. Street Roots fully understands the gravity of the current political climate. The question before us remains — how does a local ...
20 Apr 2017 - Israel Bayer
No. 4: Blast out Street Roots on social media Street Roots vendors work hard in the summer. It’s not easy. Being homeless in the summertime isn’t any fun. Longer periods of daylight are a welcome sign for many Portlanders, but for many people on the stre ...
2 Jun 2016 - Israel Bayer
It’s that love that carries us through Nearly 18 months ago, Street Roots set out to go from a biweekly to a weekly publication schedule. No easy task. The goal was twofold: One was to give vendors selling the newspaper a stable income to support their q ...
19 May 2016 - Israel Bayer
Organization’s success depends on relationships, community Street Roots is celebrating the first anniversary of being a weekly publication. Only the fourth street newspaper around the globe to be a weekly publication, we are proud of the work we have been ...
31 Dec 2015 - Israel Bayer
It may be raining, but our vendors are shining bright With the holidays upon us, it has not been an easy month for Street Roots vendors. Record-breaking rainfall has all but stopped sales of the newspaper on a couple of days, and that never happens. It’s ...
17 Dec 2015 - Israel Bayer
The spirit of the holidays in Portland is strong. The spirit of the people are even stronger. It’s that time of year when many of us are traveling or welcoming friends and family for the holidays, seeking solace in the community that we have created or be ...
25 Nov 2015 - Israel Bayer
Michael Votta passed away on Portland’s streets last week. He was an artist and a friend to many people, inside and out. For many, Michael’s life represents the failure of a system to help thousands of people suffering to find stability and housing. They ...
16 Jul 2015 - Israel Bayer
Join us! All recurring donations this May will be matched! Everything Street Roots does is with the idea of looking at the world through a lens of love. Regardless of where you come from, or where you’re going — Street Roots strives to give people a sense ...
7 May 2015 - Israel Bayer