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Street Roots vendor writing | ‘Words cannot explain my first visit to the dying center’

George Denison recalls living in San Francisco in the 1980s, when his friends, his co-workers and so many others were dying of AIDS The San Francisco AIDS holocaust of the 1980s took so many tremendous lives that words cannot describe or even explain. It ...

28 Apr 2021 - George Denison
Street Roots vendor profile | ‘Every day is a solution’

Rainbow, who aims to be a role model for people with mental illness, has started making plans for themself Christine “Rainbow” Stief reflected on their first vendor meeting at Street Roots, an organization they credit with keeping them safe and providing ...

21 Apr 2021 - Jessica Hamilton
Street Roots vendor profile | He’s got a great heart

Norman wants his customers to know he cares about them “ You’ve got a great heart, Norman,” the doctor said, referring to Norman’s health and applauding the fact that at 67 years old, Norman has been able to navigate the COVID-19 crisis this past winter w ...

14 Apr 2021 - Robin Havenick
Street Roots vendors tell us what they love about spring

The sunshine, the flowers, tax season and more Now that spring is upon us, we wanted to know what Street Roots vendors are looking forward to in the coming weeks and their favorite things about the season. Here are a few of their lists: Jim “River” Reese ...

7 Apr 2021 - Kat Wasula
Kaia Sand | It’s time to ‘Strengthen Our Roots’ for decades to come

OPINION | Street Roots’ Ambassador Program means more income opportunities for people experiencing poverty, and it relies on your support Ten Street Roots ambassadors grabbed their vaccine education packets and headed out the door. Tony, Melissa and Lee p ...

7 Apr 2021 - Kaia Sand
Street Roots vendor profile | Moving forward and learning from her past

Racheal has a roof over her head, but she hasn't forgotten how hard it was to survive on the streets Before Racheal Dulaney’s mother died of cancer, she made Racheal promise to leave her abusive marriage. If she didn’t, her mom said, she’d come back ...

31 Mar 2021 - Pat Zimmer
Kaia Sand | Hints of federal progress offer new hope for rectifying old failures

OPINION | The Biden administration’s child tax credit creates a floor on families’ poverty. Can we keep going? On cold concrete we lie on freezing rain and snow We hide behind our blankets, dirty tarps and tent The small and cruel can see we are weak and ...

31 Mar 2021 - Kaia Sand
Street Roots vendor profile | ‘I try to pay it forward now’

Belinda is grateful for the community and friendships she’s built through Street Roots B elinda Estermyer is one half of a sister duo selling papers for Street Roots. She and her sister, Karen Fleming, moved to Portland from Missoula, Montana, and had pre ...

24 Mar 2021 - Jessica Hamilton
Opinion | ‘I don’t have much money, but I pay for good water’

Street Roots partnered with Portland State University researchers to include vendors’ voices in a statewide study on perspectives and experiences surrounding water The Oregon Water Stories Project is an interdisciplinary team of Portland State University ...

17 Mar 2021 - Sanya Cowal and Clare McClellan
Street Roots vendor profile | A poet who has lived on the streets

Today, ‘life is good’ for Eileen, who has had an apartment since 2019 As a poet, Eileen Vizenor has built a body of work spanning the past few decades of her life. Some of her early work explores life in Portland as a homeless woman. But now that Eileen h ...

17 Mar 2021 - Robin Havenick