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Street Roots vendor profile | A job with purpose

Vendor Rabbit utilizes the resources and opportunities in his reach One of the first things you might want to ask Rabbit is how he got his name. His story, as almost everything he shares about himself, is grounded in his family. “My son was five then,” he ...

30 Nov 2022 - Robin Havenick
Street Roots vendor profile | Good deeds come back around

Rick Davis has been keeps busy with work and volunteering Rick Davis, a longtime Street Roots vendor, likes to keep himself busy. About a year ago, he started working at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, where he helps serve meals to people experiencing housel ...

23 Nov 2022 - Dylan Jefferies
Street Roots vendor profile | Vendor, board member and advocate

Leo Rhodes offers advice to the next generation of community organizers Persistent, gritty, tenacious. Those are just a few words describing longtime Street Roots vendor, board member and advocate Leo Rhodes, a consistent fixture at City Hall, the Street ...

16 Nov 2022 - Jessica Hamilton
Street Roots vendor profile | Acting with compassion

Vendor Nicole Pater is dedicated to helping others Nicole Pater and her dog made their way to Portland from Dallas, Texas three months ago. Her eyes set on a fresh start, Nicole unexpectedly lost all of her belongings when she was robbed on her first day ...

9 Nov 2022 - Emily Emanuel
Street Roots vendor profile | Ice cream and newspapers go hand in hand

Kevin Robinson sells the newspaper outside of Salt & Straw Ice Cream on Southeast Division Street Resilience is Kevin Robinson’s unspoken mantra. Kevin could spend his days watching television and playing video games at the East Portland care facility ...

2 Nov 2022 - Meg Eberle
Street Roots vendor profile | 16 years of selling Street Roots

Craig enjoys interacting with his customers and encounters with people as he sells the newspaper Craig Preston’s Street Roots origin story is similar to many vendors. Out of work as a car salesman, he walked the streets downtown, came upon a man selling S ...

26 Oct 2022 - Robin Havenick
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