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About Street roots. (Portland, OR) 1998-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 2, 2015)
S tr e e t R o o ts • Page 2 J a n u a ry 2 -8 , 2 0 1 5 Our Mission We create income opportunities for people experiencing homelessness and poverty by producing a newspaper and other media that are catalysts for individual and so cta h ’ We’re Weekly! Street Roots publishes every Friday and is available through our vendors. Our Network *1 We’re a proud member IliS jM of the International S I * * * Network of Street Papers (INSP). The network includes more than 120 newspapers around the world, each one sharing news and information on poverty and homelessness worldwide. Buy From A Vendor All badged Street Roots vendors complete a formal training session with Street Roots bbss S eghs newspapers from badged vendors. PHOTO BY A LAN BORRUD The buck starts here Street Roots and its vendors are a powerful, community-driven solution to the problem of homelessness. Our vendors '■earn the i r"-way out of the i r i nd i v i duu l partners, and their own hard work. Use these four simple steps to be part of the solution. Take ■Actioix Give Vendor Feedback Tell us about your interaction with a Street Roots vendor. Fill out a form online at streetroots.org or contact Cole Merkel at cole@streetroots.org. If you have any urgent issues regarding a vendor, please call us at 503-228-5657. Become a Vendor Vendor orientations are at 1 p.m. every Monday and Wednesday, and 11 a.m. Friday at our office: Street Roots, 211 NW Davis St., Portland, OR 97209 Rose City Resource Guide ■ Vendors — the men and ■ With the money made ■ Street Roots is an award ■ Donate to the organization women who sell the selling the newspaper, winning newspaper focusing and give vendors experiencing homelessness and poverty a newspaper — are at the core vendors are able to secure on issues of social justice with of Street Roots’ mission. Each basic needs, independence coverage on a wide variety of hand up. It supports not only year, more than 400 individuals and dignity, and work toward interests. Street Roots is a the newspaper but our work as vendors with Street obtaining housing. Vendors member of the Society of advocacy efforts on poverty Roots. At any given time, buy papers, as many as they Professional Journalists and issues throughout Oregon. throughout the city, want, for 35 cents each, and sell them for $1, keeping all adheres to its standards of ■ Volunteer your tim e and/or ethics in journalism. expertise and help the approximately 80 vendors are at work, rain or shine. Vendors income and tips from each play an active role in the sale. organization grow. ■ Share Street Roots with m anagement of Street Roots, your network and tell people about the organization. meeting regularly to discuss the program and acting as The Street Roots Rose City Resource is the most comprehensive, updated list of services for people experiencing homelessness and poverty in ; Multnomah and Washington counties. The Rose City Resource is free to individuals and organizations. To, inquire, please call us at 503-228-5657. FIND US ONLINE AT STBEETROOTS.ORG ©ODO @STREETROOTS members of the organization’s Board o.f Directors. Vendor orientations are at 1p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, and at 11a.m. on Fridays at the Street Roots office. Donate Today! We can’t do it without your help. Donors like you make it possible to keep the lights on, fund programs and empower people experiencing homelessness. Please consider a one time or recurring donation to Street Roots today. - . Mail Street Roots Give one-time or recurring donations online 211 NW Davis St. Portland, OR 97209 streetroots.org Thank you!
