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Street Roots vendor profile | A path to stability and a path to recovery

Vendor Jeremiah Leggett values peace, rest and getting outside When Jeremiah Leggett first started selling Street Roots in 2004, he was struggling with addiction and mental health issues. At the time, he was going through treatment at Central CIty Concern ...

21 Oct 2022 - Dylan Jefferies
Street Roots vendor profile | Acting as a bridge builder and connector

Vendor Vince Masiello is grounded by community Returning Street Roots Vendor Vince Masiello has only been back at it for a couple of months, but has already fallen into a natural rhythm. “It’s pretty great to be back,” he said. “I used to be pretty active ...

14 Oct 2022 - Jessica Hamilton
Street Roots vendor profile | A smile goes a long way

Vendor Velma Carter has newfound confidence after selling the paper “ I know I’m safe here in the community of Street Rooters,” Velma Carter said. Street Roots has provided Velma with the warmth of community as well as tangible support. From cups of coffe ...

5 Oct 2022 - Emily Emanuel
Street Roots vendor profile | Finding wholeness in wellness

Nettie Johnson uses her addiction counseling skills to help people on the streets Friends and readers of Street Roots will already be familiar with Nettie (Annette) Johnson. Over the past four years, Nettie’s interview with DeRay Mckesson of Black Lives M ...

28 Sep 2022 - Robin Havenick
Street Roots vendor profile | Turning tragedy into triumph

Poet and vendor Marlon Crump says writing keeps him motivated Street Roots helped Marlon Crump get back on his feet when he first arrived in Portland from San Francisco 11 years ago. At the time, he was experiencing homelessness, and Street Roots provided ...

21 Sep 2022 - Dylan Jefferies
Street Roots vendor profile | Building community in Concordia

Danny says the paper keeps him out of trouble and puts him in a good mood Long-time vendor Danny Ciudin grew up in Southeast Portland, but really identifies with the community he’s made in the Northeast Portland neighborhood of Concordia, a place he’s cal ...

14 Sep 2022 - Jessica Hamilton
Editorial | Vendor issue highlights integral Portlanders

A ubiquitous feature in the Portland landscape, Street Roots vendors make the city better Letter from the editor: Readers are no doubt familiar with Street Roots vendors. Fixtures of the community, vendors brave cold, heat, rain, snow, pandemics and a lit ...

7 Sep 2022 - Raven Drake and Gary Barker and K. Rambo
Street Roots vendor profile | Stephen brings optimism to his art, poetry and his role as a vendor selling papers

“Gentleman-Poet-Sinner-Saint, a Warrior Angel for those who ain’t” Stephen Holladay regularly speaks in verse. He introduces himself with a poem, and throughout the course of a short conversation, he shares many poems that he’s written over the years. The ...

7 Sep 2022 - Dylan Jefferies
Street Roots vendor profile | Fashion with a purpose

Makavalie designs his own clothes — with a message for others Street Roots vendor Makavalie is singular in his focus — trying to get clothing to people who need it. In particular, this passion manifests in the clothing line that he designed, some of which ...

31 Aug 2022 - Jessica Hamilton
Street Roots vendor profile | ‘We always appreciate feeling human’

Robert finds fulfillment helping others Robert has been working with Street Roots for six years, and he adores it. “I knew a couple people who sold the paper, and one day I came in the office, and they just happened to be doing orientation that day, and I ...

24 Aug 2022 - Kat Wasula