Alicia feels 'like a whole new person' after a name and gender change Alicia Rose Monaron was born with an extra X chromosome, also known as Klinefelter’s Syndrome, at Camp Lejeune Military Base in North Carolina. From birth, the doctors told he ...
22 Dec 2017 - Helen Hill
Shannan’s long-term goals are guided by her passion for grassland ecology Shannan Debus is brimming with intelligence and honesty. She is a strong-willed young woman who follows her dreams and intuitions, no matter where they lead her. She was born in Buf ...
8 Dec 2017 - Helen Hill
Melanie loves meeting new people and sharing stories Melanie Mulkey has been through some very hard times in her 30 years. When she was growing up, her parents were alcoholics and her mother was also addicted to meth. At age 7, she was sexually abused by ...
24 Nov 2017 - Helen Hill
Twan, who likes to be ‘guided and inspired,’ got into the newspaper business when he was 13 Each person who walks through the doors of 211 NW Davis St. and becomes a part of the Street Roots family brings a distinct set of skills, talents, philosophies an ...
17 Nov 2017 - Helen Hill
COMMENTARY | The 1997 ballot measure to unseal original birth certificates wasn’t about exposing birth parents’ secrets; it was about rewriting an archaic statute from an era when illegitimate births were shameful Twenty years ago, a rag tag team of polit ...
17 Nov 2017 - Helen Hill
Hadrian, a former psychotherapist, continues to use his professional skills as a volunteer with his community Hadrian Micciche views his work selling Street Roots as a natural progression of his long commitment to compassionate social service, as well as ...
27 Oct 2017 - Helen Hill
Peter tries to ‘inspire people to appreciate the natural environment’ Sitting with Peter involves long, thoughtful pauses before he speaks, indicative of the mathematical mind working inside. Peter majored in mathematics and he said he loves working with ...
13 Oct 2017 - Helen Hill
On track to get housing, Mark meets his daily needs with money he earns selling Street Roots In his own words, Mark is an artist and a goal setter, with a strong desire to carry through and accomplish his goals, no matter how long it takes. Mark began wo ...
6 Oct 2017 - Helen Hill
Rick kicked his addictions on his own: If you want help, show you want it, he says Rick Davis describes much of his life as blessed. He grew up in Portland’s Sellwood area, the youngest of five. Back then, Rick said, Sellwood was “a hard part of town.” Th ...
2 Oct 2017 - Helen Hill
Phat records hip-hop tracks and what he calls hi-fi kump Phat was born and raised in north Portland and is the youngest of five. When he was growing up, he loved sports and had a variety of jobs, including preparing bundles of roses from Ecuador for sale, ...
15 Sep 2017 - Helen Hill