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Summer Reads 2021: Street Roots vendors’ book picks

We asked Street Roots vendors to recommend their favorite books SUMMER READS 2021 Street Roots’ picks Kids’ picks Advocacy leaders’ picks Vendors’ picks Bookseller’s picks We asked Street Roots staff, vendors, contributors, volunteers and their kids, as w ...

23 Jun 2021 - Street Roots
Street Roots vendor profile | Comfortable with herself

Tru says Pride Month gives her a chance to think about who she is and to give back Inspired by the words she committed to memory, Tru Stark lives her life guided by a single quote: “Whatever you love, do it in such a way that inspires others to follow beh ...

16 Jun 2021 - Jessica Hamilton
Street Roots vendors tell us how they spent their stimulus money

After a long wait, many people who applied through the Street Roots office for the tax credit have finally received their checks Street Roots vendors’ pandemic revenue trends are no different from others’ in the wake of Portland’s hushed street traffic. R ...

9 Jun 2021 - Veronica Ruth
Street Roots vendor profile | Something good is on the horizon

Mykel, who has been selling Street Roots for five years, has experienced a spiritual shift Mykel Garner recently started meditating to help with his depression. His dog, Petey, who’s been with him for two years, has been helping, too. “(Petey’s) been my G ...

2 Jun 2021 - Dylan Jefferies
Street Roots vendor profile | Eager to get back to normal post-pandemic

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
Street Roots vendor profile | He’s found stability in Portland

Daniel says he has the structure he needs, thanks to the services available in his new city Daniel Toole has been wandering. For the past four years, he has traveled across the United States. “I’ve been to 21 states and three different countries: Peru, Ca ...

12 May 2021 - Robin Havenick
Street Roots is once again welcoming new vendors

Weekly orientations are open to anyone interested in selling the newspaper After a long hiatus due to the pandemic, Street Roots is training new vendors again. Prior to COVID-19, new-vendor orientation was a weekly event at the Street Roots office. Often ...

5 May 2021 - Pat Zimmer
Street Roots vendor profile | Finding his place in the community

Dale enjoys traveling around the city and meeting new people When meeting Dale for the first time, you can’t help but notice his radiant and authentic smile. He is often in a jovial mood, spreading positivity all around the Street Roots office. Dale start ...

28 Apr 2021 - Kat Wasula
A Street Story | Max finds a home

‘I like it inside, and I’m so warm. I was cold out in the tent.’ This is the second installment in a series following Street Roots vendors Max McEntire and Deanna Handley as they seek stability and a place to call home. The first told the story of how Dea ...

28 Apr 2021 - Emma Nathanson
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