Michone Nettles:
“I am grateful for life, and for death.”
Jason Scheer:
“I am thankful for Sean. We’ve been friends since I got here years ago. We keep each other straight.”
Karen Fleming:
“I am thankful for my customers, without them I couldn’t get my meds, I am grateful for my friendship with Belinda – 23 years!”
Belinda Beason:
“I am grateful for my home, and for my customers because they helped me get my home, so I can have my cat. I am grateful for my sister Karen!”
Millard Gulledge:
"I am thankful for love! Spell it! L.O.V.E."
Chris Van Dam:
“I am thankful for somewhere to sleep at night. Spectacular! I am thankful for food, seriously; there’s been times I’ve been hungry and stayed hungry. I am also grateful for dental floss. That’s why I have most of my teeth.”
Dennis Chavez:
“I am grateful to be indoors.”
Nettie Johnson:
“I am thankful that I do have a job selling Street Roots. It builds me up to do better in my life.”
Mark Rodriguez:
“I am thankful for another day of life, and for coffee! It’s what gets me out of bed in the morning.”
Wayne Moore:
“I am grateful for old music. It reminds me of the good old days. It has to come out one way or the other.”
Tami Knapper:
“I am thankful for the life that is provided to me.”
Jim McCrae:
“It is an honor to rise above ground, open my eyes and take a breath of fresh air.”
Ken Snider:
“I am thankful for friends, family, and for life.”
C.W. Witt:
“I am grateful for Street Roots because it gives me the opportunity to do things I couldn’t have done without it.”
Rick Davis:
“I am thankful for housing, for friends and for Street Roots.”
Billy Turner:
“I am thankful for being alive, for my family and for all my customers.”
Norm:
“I am thankful for my customers. They take good care of me; they buy me food; they are always there for papers.”
Tina Drake:
“I am thankful for my RV. I just bought it last night. It gives us a place to call our own and fulfill our dreams of traveling.”
Amy Turco:
“I am thankful for life, for Street Roots, and for my job at Starbucks at the airport.”
Francine:
“I am thankful for my mother. If it wasn’t for my mother and God, I wouldn’t be here. When I want to see her I just look in the mirror. I look just like her. I talk to her all the time.”
James McCord:
“I am thankful for Street Roots. If it wasn’t for Street Roots, I wouldn’t be able to buy food, seriously.”
Street Roots is an award-winning, nonprofit, weekly newspaper focusing on economic, environmental and social justice issues. Our newspaper is sold in Portland, Oregon, by people experiencing homelessness and/or extreme poverty as means of earning an income with dignity. Learn more about Street Roots
This article appears in 2018-12-21.