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New street paper hits the press in Colorado Springs

Two years ago, Raven Canon was newly homeless in Colorado Springs, a city on the eastern edge of the southern Rocky Mountains. She was sitting outside the city’s Penrose library, and she was hungry. “I’m female, so I was just trying to keep a low profile, ...

10 Feb 2017 - Laura Kelly
An open letter to Street Roots vendors

After a year of service to Street Roots, Jesuit Volunteer Scott Jackson says goodbye Dear Vendors, My time at Street Roots has come to a close, and I wanted to tell all of you goodbye and thank you. Thank you for letting me be a part of your lives this pa ...

28 Jul 2016 - Scott Jackson
Hopes of housing for the new year

Allison Strange came to Portland to leave behind the old memories of her son, whom she lost to cancer, and to be with her boyfriend. She came looking for a fresh start in a new place. And that’s exactly what she found at Street Roots. “A better one than I ...

31 Dec 2014 - Sarah Hansell
A big goal, one paper at a time

Ron Bryant started selling Street Roots in April to work towards his long-term goal of a steady job and a home of his own where his three children can live with him. “My main motivation is my children,” he said. “Always has been, always will be.” Since he ...

18 Jun 2014 - Sarah Hansell
Readers play vital role at Street Roots

New readers often tell me about Street Roots, “I had no idea the content was so good. You’re actually producing real, in-depth journalism.” Why yes — yes we are. Readers then usually follow with, “I wish more people understood the concept and read the new ...

17 Mar 2014 - Israel Bayer
Downtown’s dynamic duo on the pitch

Ask any Street Roots vendor and you’ll learn there’s more to selling the paper than you may think. Take Sean Sheffield and Rebecca Moran, for example. The dynamic selling duo dominates the corner of Southwest Fifth Avenue and Morrison Street, and if frequ ...

12 Feb 2014 - Ann-Derrick Gaillot
'A closed mouth’s not gonna get fed'

When I meet with Louis (pronounced loo-ey, not loo-iss) at the Street Roots office on a Saturday morning, he can hardly keep his tired, red eyes open. Late night partiers kept him up, and when the streets were empty, what he called the “road noises” began ...

13 Jan 2014 - Ann-Derrick Gaillot
Surviving homelessness in the mountains of Austria

The following column won top honors among vendor essays at the International Network of Street Paper Awards 2013 in July. It is written by a vendor with Street Roots’ sister paper Apropos in Austria. I’m going my way. What is this day going to bring? Some ...

28 Aug 2013 - Andrea Hoschek
Conference of street papers digs into challenges, opportunities

Greece’s economy is still in shambles as the country faces record unemployment amidst austerity cuts. But in Athens, one street paper is serving as a life raft of employment for more than 140 men and women, some who have been unemployed for four years or ...

27 Aug 2013 - Cole Merkel
Director's Desk: Businesses, readers, and vendors work together

Street Roots is growing. At the core of what we do is our vendor program. More than 80 individuals and families who sell Street Roots in the community collectively represent the idea that people experiencing poverty and homelessness can provide for themse ...

12 Mar 2013 - Israel Bayer