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
COMMENTARY | It takes strength to rely on our community; if we’re lucky, we get to give back I’ve learned a lot about generosity over the past year. And, I guess you could say, I’ve learned it the hard way. At 45, at the end of a five-year investment i ...
19 Nov 2015 - Kate Cox
Bruce Heino, one of Street Roots’ original vendors, passed away on July 6, 2015 after a long fight with cancer. What follows is a personal letter from one of his customers, who was by his side during the last days of his life. When I moved to Portland, I ...
17 Jul 2015 -
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
COMMENTARY Society wants homeless people to get up, and they would prefer that they do it on their own. Yet, homeless people are spending so much time in line that they have no time to get their high school equivalency diploma (GED) or job training. It’s ...
4 Mar 2015 - Johnny Williams