Vendor and rapper, Charles or ‘Phat Adrenaline,’ has hope for the future Charles Wickham, who you may know as rapper Phat Adrenaline, was born and raised in Portland. When he talks about his music, he smiles wistfully, recalling memories of rapping with h ...
26 Jul 2023 - Sasha Azizi Ros...
Whitecloud stays involved and in touch with the city around him From vending to phone banks, to other volunteer opportunities, Joseph, also known as Whitecloud, has carved out his own space among the Street Roots community. He focuses on whatever he can d ...
12 Jul 2023 - Bruno Crolla
Selling the paper helped Karen get back into writing Street Roots vendor Karen Brown had veered away from writing, one of her lifelong passions, until she started selling the paper earlier this year. She credits the paper with getting her back into writin ...
12 Jul 2023 - Emily Emanuel
After experiencing immeasurable loss, Susie hopes to continue building community and support others In early March, Susie Krisjanson, 66, sold her first Street Roots paper outside the QFC on Milwaukee Avenue in Sellwood. Although if you asked her, she was ...
5 Jul 2023 - Bruno Crolla
Vendor Melissa anticipates moving into permanenet housing in the near future For 20 years, Melissa Hansen worked a variety of jobs in Alaska. “I fished on fishing boats, logged as a choke setter, worked in restaurants,” Melissa said. “I even went trapping ...
21 Jun 2023 - Robin Havenick
Vendor Tera Paisley enjoys exploring her creative side Multi-talented Tera Paisley has been a vendor for Street Roots since 2015. She has woven her passion for artistic expression into her dedication to selling the paper, having published several poems wi ...
7 Jun 2023 - Emily Emanuel
Vendor Bama is optimistic about his sobriety and future If you’d like a little lift in your step, engage in a conversation with Street Roots vendor Bama Hayward. He bubbles with the joy, confidence and strength of his new life, clean and sober. “I wake up ...
17 May 2023 - Robin Havenick
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
Josephine’s path to housing brought her an opportunity to reconnect with her family W hen Josephine Allen was interviewed for a Street Roots vendor profile in 2022, she was homeless and looking for housing. Today she is proud to say she has found stable h ...
19 Apr 2023 - Emily Emanuel