Maddy Brown-Clark remembers her encounters with the music legend, who ‘had a heart of gold’ Some memories, though wrapped up in tragedy, are precious. This one is to me. It’s the memory of how I met my friend, the late, great Little Richard. I was homeles ...
23 May 2020 - Maddy Brown-Clark
Part of the Coronavirus Prevention and Action Team, Racheal is proud to make a difference Like all of us, Racheal Dulaney is looking forward to the other side of this pandemic. With her paperwork now in place, she plans to get her GED and enroll in Orego ...
19 May 2020 - Robin Havenick
Soon after Alex joined Street Roots, he became part of the Coronavirus Prevention and Action Team, taking resources to people on the streets Alex Rodriguez is new to Portland and new to Street Roots, but he’s not new to being homeless. When he came to Por ...
20 Apr 2020 - Robin Havenick
Episode 2: DeVon Pouncey interviews the former vendor, who recently joined the Street Roots staff and also moved into housing On the second episode of the Street Roots Podcast, host DeVon Pouncey interviewed the newest Street Roots staff member, Tina Drak ...
17 Apr 2020 - DeVon Pouncey
Vendors Max McEntire and Deanna Handley tied the knot at our office in Old Town, while guests watched from a distance The COVID-19 pandemic has put a halt on what most would consider the “norm” in today’s society. What it didn't put a halt to was the ...
16 Apr 2020 - DeVon Pouncey
Gary says racism has become a problem in Portland, but Street Roots has been a bright spot Not long ago, before the coronavirus epidemic took hold, Gary Barker was working the games at the Stanford Stadium, selling hot dogs. When Oregon fans were in the s ...
1 Apr 2020 - Robin Havenick
DIRECTOR’S DESK | As we confront this pandemic, we continue to look toward our best future There’s nothing incremental about this moment. At Street Roots, we’ve developed a theory of action: When we solve for one problem, we also solve for something else ...
27 Mar 2020 - Kaia Sand
Anxiety runs high among people on the streets after a stay-home order is issued in the wake of coronavirus Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Portland’s houseless communities are grappling with uncertainty and misinformation on many fronts. Street Roots asked ...
24 Mar 2020 - Emily Green
For Asonya, positivity means feeling free from a life of drugs and also contributing to her community “We only have what we give,” wrote the Chilean author Isabel Allende. “It’s by spending yourself that you become rich.” It’s that kind of truth that Aso ...
23 Mar 2020 - Robin Havenick
In these extraordinary times, we’re working to stop the spread of coronavirus This morning, there is no truck parked outside with bundles of newspaper. There is no crowd of vendors inside the Street Roots office. Friday is the day that the new edition of ...
20 Mar 2020 - SR editorial board