Recently housed, Marcus continues to work toward his goals Marcus Ruby was born in Davenport, Iowa, where he lived for 22 years before moving to Tennessee. He moved to Portland in 2012 and has been living here ever since. “I was on the streets from then u ...
29 Dec 2021 - Kat Wasula
Bruce gets joy from making others laugh and smile Festive holiday decorations and jolly spirit draw you to Bruce Wilson. He’s decorated his Street Roots sales cart with flashing lights and an inspirational sign that changes weekly. This week, his sign rea ...
22 Dec 2021 - Robin Havenick
Mari has a story to tell and hopes it inspires others Working at the Salvation Army Women’s Shelter from 2007 to 2011, Mari Louden learned the value of clear communication styles. “Everybody at Street Roots brings their own contribution and style and ther ...
15 Dec 2021 - Robin Havenick
A fairly new vendor, Zale enjoys selling Street Roots and contributes poetry to the paper Vendor Zale L. has been selling Street Roots for only two months, but already he captures the magic of Street Roots. And he’s made a big difference in his community ...
8 Dec 2021 - Jessica Hamilton
Tamara encourages others to look for resources and keep their heads up Tamara Knapper is well-known around Portland and Street Roots for her kindness and friendly disposition. She grew up in Portland, right off of Northeast Broadway Street near the Lloyd ...
1 Dec 2021 - Dylan Jefferies
Recently housed and attending college classes, Dorothy is embracing a new chapter in her life Since her last interview just over nine months ago, Dorothy expressed a desire to continue her college education and find a place to live. She has followed throu ...
24 Nov 2021 - Kat Wasula
As a vendor and ambassador Gary found his sense of purpose Street Roots Ambassador and Vendor Gary Serventi loves helping others. He started selling Street Roots about a year ago, has served on the Street Roots Ambassador team, and was a volunteer at Sist ...
17 Nov 2021 - Jessica Hamilton
Back from Central Oregon, Kerry is writing poetry and selling papers Kerry Anderson has a poet’s way of being in the world. His interest in poetry began 40 years ago when he was studying political science at the University of Oregon and a teacher introduc ...
10 Nov 2021 - Robin Havenick
Street Roots vendor Jennifer says Street Roots has given her back something she had lost J ennifer Bradford can inspire us all to stay positive with compassion through difficult times. “There’s hope for everybody,” she said. During her years as an RA (res ...
3 Nov 2021 - Robin Havenick
On top of working with Street Roots Johnny is an artist and aims to go to art school I’m pretty easy to read,” Johnny Rottin said. “Art is my life. Anything to do with art – music, painting, writing, cooking. Art gives me a happy feeling inside.” John ...
13 Oct 2021 - Robin Havenick