Photographer Alan Borrud periodically sets up a mini-studio at the Street Roots office, aiming to capture ‘a photo they feel good about’ If you’re a regular reader of Street Roots, you’re familiar with the gorgeous portraits of vendors we feature each wee ...
6 Dec 2019 - Street Roots
Some Street Roots vendors say they’ve seen TriMet inspectors profile homeless people Ever since Portland’s TriMet made the decision in October to ramp up fare enforcement on MAX trains and add nine new inspectors, there’s been a lot of concern among those ...
29 Nov 2019 - Helen Hill
DIRECTOR’S DESK | Your generosity keeps Street Roots going, from your purchase of a newspaper and zine from a vendor to your #GivingTuesday donation It’s 7:30 a.m. Vendors are lined up at the Street Roots door. Many rise early to vacate shelters and door ...
29 Nov 2019 - Kaia Sand
Richard Golden leads a weekly jewelry-making session, helping vendors turn their new skills into an income opportunity Every Friday for the past two months, volunteer Richard Golden has been coming into the Street Roots front office for an hour or two, br ...
22 Nov 2019 - Helen Hill
Three vendors joined city staff in judging the logo contest A panel of three Street Roots vendors joined staff from the office of Mayor Ted Wheeler and Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty to select three winning designs in Street Roots’ contest for a new logo fo ...
15 Nov 2019 - Street Roots
Street Roots vendors share their experiences with aging while unhoused The streets are getting grayer. The proportion of elderly people experiencing poverty and homelessness has risen by more than 20% in the past 15 years, according to the U.S. Department ...
1 Nov 2019 - Helen Hill
DAN NEWTH | The best part of my day is seeing people smile as they greet me My first experience selling Street Roots in 2002 was alienating at first. I was a stranger interrupting other strangers. It took me three days to sell my first 10 papers. If not f ...
4 Oct 2019 - Dan Newth
Several Street Roots vendors explain how their faith informs their decisions, their relationships, their outlook and more Many Street Roots vendors described their personal faith as the most important consideration in their lives, more important even than ...
27 Sep 2019 - Helen Hill
Street Roots vendors discuss how they manage the summer weather and the toll it takes August is typically the hottest month of the year in Portland, with temperatures often soaring into the upper 80s and 90s. The downtown core is especially vulnerable, wi ...
16 Aug 2019 - Helen Hill
DIRECTOR'S DESK | Creating a family where everyone – housed and unhoused – is included has been a priority of Street Roots from the beginning Harry Richards draws people as they dream themselves to be, he explained to me. The longtime Street Roots v ...
9 Aug 2019 - Kaia Sand