'Songs from the Shadows,' featuring songs by people who have experienced sexual trauma, will bring awareness to human trafficking and exploitation The present is reaching back to heal the past deep in the subterranean passageways beneath Portlan ...
17 Aug 2018 - Helen Hill
Street Roots vendors are sympathetic to the difficulties of police work, but desire kinder, more compassionate attitudes As part of Street Roots continuing effort to shed light on the relationship between the Portland Police and those who live on the stre ...
27 Jul 2018 - Helen Hill
Street Roots vendors share their experiences with Portland police and private security The Oregonian reported on June 27 that 52 percent of all arrests last year in the Portland area were made against people on the streets, and 86 percent of those were fo ...
13 Jul 2018 - Helen Hill
He says selling Street Roots has been his 'lifeline,' giving him a reason to take care of himself C.W. has deep roots with Street Roots. He was one of the earliest vendors in the 1990s when it was a fledgling paper called Burnside Cadillac. “I s ...
6 Jul 2018 - Helen Hill
Sharing their thoughts on the occupation and how they relate to those being detained On June 21, a Thursday evening, the Mexica Tiahui Aztec Dancers, in their tall, feather headdresses and colorful embroidered clothing had just finished performing for a c ...
28 Jun 2018 - Helen Hill
Being "One Step Way" from homelessness the focus of next month's Object Stories series Big city art museums have traditionally been vault-like repositories of masterpieces hanging quietly on a wall, seen only by the well-heeled. Uniformed g ...
15 Jun 2018 - Helen Hill
Finished clay bowls will be auctioned off in the fall to help people experiencing homelessness Several afternoons this spring, Street Roots has been transformed into a bustling pop-up pottery studio thanks to artist Dana Lynn Louis and the Gather:Make:She ...
8 Jun 2018 - Helen Hill
Portland native enjoys vendor community Nathaniel’s friendly, booming voice has brightened the front desk vendor office almost daily since January. He sells Street Roots outside the Hillsdale Library. “Street Roots gives me bus tickets to go to work,” he ...
1 Jun 2018 - Helen Hill
Chris finds himself connected with people who care It’s been wonderful to have Chris Van Dam around the Street Roots vendor office this past year. He’s brought a resilient spirit, a ready smile and a philosophy of giving that is contagious. Chris was born ...
25 May 2018 - Helen Hill
‘I love working. I love being independent,’ says Rich, who is looking for a job in construction and painting “Every day I pray for wisdom, knowledge and understanding so I can understand people and work to make them happy.” These are words Rich Pounds li ...
11 May 2018 - Helen Hill