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Street Roots vendor profile | A protector and a hard worker

Dorothy plans to continue school as she pursues her dream of opening a business Dorothy Pepper was addressing thank-you letters to donors at the Street Roots office before her interview for this profile. She has been a Street Roots vendor for just over a ...

10 Feb 2021 - Kat Wasula
A Street Story | Deanna finds an apartment

‘The whole objective the whole time was to get her off the sidewalk,’ says her husband, Max This periodic column follows Street Roots vendors Max McEntire and Deanna Handley as they seek stability and a place to call home. The following essay is in the wo ...

10 Feb 2021 - Emma Nathanson
Street Roots vendor profile | A lot to look forward to

Theodore, a gardener and an inventor, is a caregiver for his uncle Theodore Sears’ familiarity with Street Roots began 10 years ago, much like many Street Roots vendors, as a customer. After buying that first paper, “I got started selling papers right awa ...

3 Feb 2021 - Robin Havenick
Street Roots vendors share their hopes for the next four years

Street Roots hosted a broadcast of President Joe Biden’s inauguration so vendors and houseless neighbors could watch On the morning of Jan. 20, Street Roots set up computer monitors to broadcast the inauguration of President Joe Biden in the front windows ...

27 Jan 2021 - Pat Zimmer
Street Roots vendor profile | Her optimism is infectious

Melissa misses the customers she interacted with regularly before the pandemic Melissa Hansen’s roots run deep in the Pacific Northwest. She has spent time in Troutdale, Portland, Seattle and Alaska. After living for 20 years in Alaska, she settled in Sea ...

20 Jan 2021 - Jessica Hamilton
Street Roots vendor profile | Looking forward to a better year

Marla is grateful for her husband and their family Marla Duby rushed into this world. She was born prematurely and weighed only 1 1/2 pounds at birth, then quickly dropped down to a mere 15 ounces. She was given 24 hours to live. “I had a lot of nurses pr ...

13 Jan 2021 - Jessica Hamilton
Street Roots vendor profile | Staying positive and cracking jokes

Robert is looking for work and a room of his own Robert Eagan tells “dad jokes.” He likes to put a smile on people’s faces. Or maybe it’s a groan: Where do pirates get their hooks? At the second-hand store. What is a frog’s favorite kind of footwear? Open ...

6 Jan 2021 - Pat Zimmer
Street Roots vendor profile | ‘I find a lot of catharsis by writing’

Daniel is working toward his English degree. Writing has helped him process tragedies in his life. Daniel Campbell has been a cook, a construction worker and a reticulated lift operator. But most importantly, he’s working on getting a degree in English li ...

30 Dec 2020 - Pat Zimmer
Street Roots vendor profile | Working her way through tough times

An eviction is forcing Lee onto the streets, but she’s optimistic that she’ll find housing It’s sweet to imagine Lee Vaughn’s home, a West Shore apartment in downtown Portland where she has lived for the past two years. “My place is so beautiful,” she sai ...

23 Dec 2020 - Robin Havenick
Street Roots vendor profile: An actor’s comeback

As a model, George was the ‘male face of the ‘90s.’ After some ups and downs, he found Street Roots and rekindled his acting and modeling career. In 2017, George Denison revived his acting and modeling career. A Portland-based fashion designer, Desi Allin ...

18 Nov 2020 - Pat Zimmer