Episode 6: Street Roots Podcast host DeVon Pouncey asks white listeners to lean into their privilege and power DeVon Pouncey, Street Roots' vendor program manager, used the latest episode of the Street Roots Podcast to share his feelings about watchi ...
5 Jun 2020 - DeVon Pouncey
Episode 5: The Street Roots vendor discusses some of her many endeavors, including earning her degree in addiction counseling On Episode 5 of the Street Roots Podcast, Street Roots vendor Annette "Nettie" Johnson joined host DeVon Pouncey to dis ...
12 May 2020 - DeVon Pouncey
Episode 4: Metro's ballot measure would provide funding for supportive services to the unhoused community On Episode 4 of the Street Roots podcast, host DeVon Pouncey interviews Mulnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury and Cole Merkel of HereTogether Or ...
30 Apr 2020 - DeVon Pouncey
Episode 3: DeVon Pouncey interviews Street Roots' former executive director about the role of street papers during the pandemic On Episode 3 of the Street Roots podcast, host DeVon Pouncey is joined by Israel Bayer, the director of INSP North America ...
28 Apr 2020 - DeVon Pouncey
Episode 2: DeVon Pouncey interviews the former vendor, who recently joined the Street Roots staff and also moved into housing On the second episode of the Street Roots Podcast, host DeVon Pouncey interviewed the newest Street Roots staff member, Tina Drak ...
17 Apr 2020 - DeVon Pouncey
Vendors Max McEntire and Deanna Handley tied the knot at our office in Old Town, while guests watched from a distance The COVID-19 pandemic has put a halt on what most would consider the “norm” in today’s society. What it didn't put a halt to was the ...
16 Apr 2020 - DeVon Pouncey
Episode 1: DeVon Pouncey interviews the Portland commissioner about COVID-19, the Just Energy Transition Initiative, Portland Street Response, and more On the inaugural episode of the Street Roots Podcast, Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty joined ...
9 Apr 2020 - DeVon Pouncey
Their reactions to the death of the basketball superstar At any given moment, one could enter into the Street Roots doorway on Northwest Davis Street and hear an intense sports debate brewing among Street Roots vendors, staff and volunteers. Often, the co ...
31 Jan 2020 - DeVon Pouncey
While there are barriers for women of color in her field, she says, there are also advantages As Portland State University Athletics Director Valerie Cleary paced her way into the nearly 2-year-old Viking Pavilion, she had already tackled a couple of her ...
24 Jan 2020 - DeVon Pouncey
'When a mental health issue or an addiction are compounded by homelessness, they are exacerbated' As a street-level organization, Street Roots engages directly with people experiencing homelessness, and sadly, that often means encountering the c ...
4 Oct 2019 - Cole Merkel and DeVon Pouncey and Joanne Zuhl