A periodic column about the parts of homelessness most people don’t talk about There are many aggravations and indignities people living on the streets endure, especially in the winter months. One persistent hazard is insect parasites, specifically body a ...
8 Feb 2019 - Helen Hill
The parts of homelessness most people don’t talk about 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 homelessn ...
8 Feb 2019 - Helen Hill
Five Street Roots vendors talk about life on the streets In the 2017 Multnomah County Point In Time homeless count, 1,355 adult women were identified as homeless, making up 36 percent of the total homeless population. This was up more than 16 percent from ...
7 Dec 2018 - Helen Hill
Abigail DeVille’s installation at PICA features Street Roots papers, vendor artwork Portland’s Institute for Contemporary Art’s 16,000-square-foot exhibition space in Northeast Portland is the site of Bronx-based artist Abigail DeVille’s massive installat ...
16 Nov 2018 - Helen Hill
Sandra Hahn is Vendor of the Year, and Art Garcia receives the first Keystone Award On Thursday, Oct. 4, Street Roots celebrated two dedicated members of our family for their work with the organization. Sandra Hahn was honored with our 2018 Vendor of the ...
12 Oct 2018 - Street Roots
Street Roots is among the organizations participating in the Gather:Make:Shelter project to benefit people experiencing homelessness Street Roots vendors have become naturals in painting pottery for the Gather:Make:Shelter project, filling the office with ...
14 Sep 2018 - Street Roots
Rebekah, 62, was an academic, an adventurer, a cook and a friend Rebekah Lynne LaBar Feb. 2, 1956 – Sept. 1, 2018 Rebekah LaBar was born Feb. 11, 1956, in Salem, Ore. She attended a Washington Elementary School, Waldo Junior High School and North Salem ...
7 Sep 2018 - Street Roots
Concordia nursing students first came to Street Roots to understand the perspectives of people on the streets. Now they come to provide care. Concordia University’s community health nursing instructor, Kinara Fender, was attending a free health fair with ...
31 Aug 2018 - Helen Hill
Street Roots vendor Eric Sweger asks readers to weigh in Street Roots vendor Eric Sweger wanted to know what readers considered the most important political issue facing Oregon and what advice they would give to those in charge. Here are the responses he ...
31 Aug 2018 - Eric Sweger
The Street Roots vendor's daughter shares an excerpt of the eulogy she wrote for her father How do I write something that captures the essence of my dad? How do I find words to describe his depth, his character, his soul? There are no words to descr ...
17 Aug 2018 - Katelynn Howard