Jason, who is getting vaccinated, hopes he can travel to see his daughters this year Longtime vendor Jason Scheer first connected to Street Roots almost a decade ago because he needed the work and it beat working at a bar. He saw that Street Roots was hir ...
26 May 2021 - Jessica Hamilton
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
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
Paulette has been selling the paper for decades and loves it Longtime vendor Paulette Bade didn’t let the February weather dampen her mood. Living in senior housing qualified Paulette to get vaccinated against COVID-19, and she was both unfazed by the rai ...
17 Feb 2021 - Jessica Hamilton
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
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
‘Giving people a smile in the morning is a great way to start your day,’ Sarge says Tired of living on the East Coast, Eric “Sarge” Wilson came to Portland five years ago. He’s lived in Portland on and off during that time, trying out other places in Wash ...
6 Jul 2020 - Jessica Hamilton
It had been a long time since Jul had a paid job. Now, she proudly sells the newspaper. Sometimes it just takes the right encouraging friend to make a life change. Jul Karp, a Street Roots vendor since September, knows this well. She credits longtime vend ...
6 Mar 2020 - Jessica Hamilton
Among Patti’s wishes is to see more housing built to improve the lives of homeless people Patti Mancini, Street Roots’ 2017 Vendor of the Year, has been a consistent vendor at Northeast 43rd and Sandy since 2011. Her reliability and affability make her a ...
7 Feb 2020 - Jessica Hamilton
It’s no surprise Marty is a gifted singer; he has relatives who are famous musicians Street Roots vendor Marty Sledge’s voice is remarkable. Alluring, multisensory and oddly familiar, it’s the first thing most people notice about him. His range and versat ...
10 Jan 2020 - Jessica Hamilton