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  1. Street Roots vendor profile: Congratulations, Dennis

    VA grant program helps veteran secure housing Street Roots vendor Dennis Chavez got keys to his own apartment in Southeast Portland earlier this month with the help of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Supportive Services for Veterans and Families grant ...

    22 Sep 2016 - Cole Merkel

  2. Street Roots vendor profile: Edward Allen

    After four years on the streets, Edward finally has keys to his own apartment On June 8, 2015, Street Roots vendor Edward Allen moved into his new apartment with the help of Central City Concern’s BEST Team and Community Engagement Program. “I think the b ...

    30 Jun 2015 - Cole Merkel

  3. Street Roots vendor profile: Eileen Vizenor

    Monday, June 1, marked Eileen Vizenor’s first night in her new apartment. “It was terrific,” she said. “I even had trouble sleeping because it was so quiet. I liked sleeping in until 7 a.m. For the last five months I’ve had to get up at 5:30 every morning ...

    5 Jun 2015 - Cole Merkel

  4. Vendor Profile: Robert Egan

    Now that Robert Egan has a full-time job, the only time he and I see each other these days are very early on Saturday mornings. Hence, our interview occurs at the Street Roots front desk during the excitement and hubbub of an early morning Saturday of a n ...

    27 Jan 2015 - Cole Merkel

  5. Conference of street papers digs into challenges, opportunities

    Greece’s economy is still in shambles as the country faces record unemployment amidst austerity cuts. But in Athens, one street paper is serving as a life raft of employment for more than 140 men and women, some who have been unemployed for four years or ...

    27 Aug 2013 - Cole Merkel

  6. Street Roots is ready for anything, large or small

    Street Roots editorial Jim and Street Roots’ Vendor Coordinator Cole Merkel started around the same time. Jim was a Street Roots vendor. Cole was a Jesuit Volunteer a year out of college and looking to make a difference in the world. For more than a year, ...

    25 Apr 2013 - Street Roots Staff

  7. Director's Desk: Businesses, readers, and vendors work together

    Street Roots is growing. At the core of what we do is our vendor program. More than 80 individuals and families who sell Street Roots in the community collectively represent the idea that people experiencing poverty and homelessness can provide for themse ...

    12 Mar 2013 - Israel Bayer

  8. 24 hours on the streets of Portland

    Street Roots conducted a 24-hour Twitter project reporting around the clock on homelessness in our town. Here are the stories we heard. This report is drawn from the Twitter feeds of Alex Zielinski, Jake Thomas, Joanne Zuhl, Robert Britt, Erin Fenner, Sue ...

    31 Dec 2012 - Street Roots Staff

  9. Street Roots writing group offers safe place to share

    Street Roots writing group offers safe place to share by Cole Merkel, Staff writer The Street Roots creative writing group has been meeting every Wednesday at 9:15 a.m. for the past year with a simple mission: to create a safe, inclusive space for anyone ...

    21 Nov 2012 - Street Roots

  10. Vendor profile: A traveling poet finds a place in Portland

    Vendor profile: A traveling poet finds a place in Portland By Cole Merkel, Staff Writer Like most Street Roots vendors, Harold Thompson has experienced poverty up close. In 30 years of traveling, he says he has visited all 50 states and has spent extended ...

    24 Aug 2012 - Street Roots

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