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
A series of drawings depicts the history of Portland's oldest neighborhood Illustration by Helen Hill THE BINDLE STIFFS The early years of the 20th century were the golden years of the hobo. The railroad was still expanding westward, and the demand f ...
18 Jan 2019 - Helen Hill
Street Roots’ new vendor program coordinator emphasizes communication in a challenging role There is anticipation in the early morning air. Vendors gather on the sidewalk, looking up and down Davis Street for the delivery truck that will bring the latest ...
28 Dec 2018 - 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
Rahab’s Sisters in Portland gives sanctuary to women with a range of needs, but it faces challenges due to protests over a nearby needle exchange Pastel tablecloths are flung over large round tables. Flowers are arranged in vases. A team of volunteers in ...
5 Oct 2018 - Helen Hill
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
'Waste pickers' can fill gaps in municipal waste management, Taylor Cass Talbott explains It was while working with the homeless population in her hometown of Portland that Taylor Cass Talbott started the collaborative series of art exhibits and ...
17 Aug 2018 - Helen Hill
'Songs from the Shadows,' featuring songs by people who have experienced sexual trauma, will bring awareness to human trafficking and exploitation The present is reaching back to heal the past deep in the subterranean passageways beneath Portlan ...
17 Aug 2018 - Helen Hill
Street Roots vendors are sympathetic to the difficulties of police work, but desire kinder, more compassionate attitudes As part of Street Roots continuing effort to shed light on the relationship between the Portland Police and those who live on the stre ...
27 Jul 2018 - Helen Hill