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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
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* * 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
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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
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@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. -
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Mail
Street Roots
Give one-time or
recurring donations online
211 NW Davis St.
Portland, OR 97209
streetroots.org
Thank you!