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About Street roots. (Portland, OR) 1998-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 6, 2015)
S tre e t R o o ts • F e b ru a ry 6 -1 2 , 2 0 1 5 Page 2 street ■wmtfi Our Mission ■ We create income opportunities tor people experiencing homelessness and poverty by producing a newspaper - and other media that are catalysts for w ■ Street Roots publishes every Friday and is available through our vendors. Our Network |"Z We*re a proucj memker I i l t S | > J of the International *• 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 vend ors, complete a formal training session-with Street Roots staff. - J jjjy 5u( J^wspapers only from badged The buck starts here Street Roots and its vendors are a powerful, c o m m u n ity -d riv e n solu tio rU c H h e _ p ro b le m _ o H T o m e te s s n e s s L_Oijf_vendors_ earn th e ir w a y o u t " r t l h e i r in d iv id u a l s itu a tio n s th ro u g h a c o lla b o ra tio n ot a w a rd -w in n in g jo u rn a lis m , lo c a l b u s in e s s partners, and their own hard work. U se th e s e fo u r s im p le s te p s to be p a rt o f th e s o lu tio n . vendors. 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 S t, Portland, OR 97209 Rose City Resource Guide Get Meet Vendors I ■ Vendors — the men and ■ With the money made women who sell the newspaper — are at the core of Street Roots’ mission. Each year, more than 400 individuals selling the newspaper, vendors are able to secure basic needs, independence and dignity, and work toward obtaining housing. Vendors buy papers, as many as they want, for 25 cents each, and sell them for $1, keeping all work as vendors with Street Roots. At any given time, throughout the city, approximately 80 vendors are at work, rain or shine. Vendors play an active role in the management of Street Roots, ' f ■ Street Roots is an award winning newspaper focusing on issues of social justice with coverage on a wide variety of FIND US ONLINE AT STREETROOTS.ORG © □ □ □ @STREETROOTS ■ Donate to the organization and give vendors experiencing homelessness and poverty a hand up. It supports not only member of the Society of Professional Journalists and the newspaper but our advocacy efforts on poverty issues throughout Oregon. adheres to its standards of ethics in journalism. expertise and help the interests. Street Roots is a ■ Volunteer your time and/or organization grow. ■ Share Street Roots with income and tips from each sale. your network and tell people about the organization. meeting regularly to discuss the program and acting as members of the organization’s 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. I Board of Directors. Vendor orientations are 1 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, and 11 a.m. on Fridays a t the Street Roots office. Donate Today! Hi - M W e c a n ’t d o it w ith o u t y o u r h e lp . D o n o rs lik e y o u m ake it p o s s ib le to k e e p th e lig h ts o n , fu n d p ro g ra m s a n d e m p o w e r p e o p le e x p e rie n c in g h o m e le s s n e s s . P lea se c o n s id e r a o n e -tim e o r re c u rrin g d o n a tio n to S tre e t R o o ts to d a y . G ive o n e -tim e o r Street Roots 211 NW Davis S t Portland, OR 97209 re c u rrin g d o n a tio n s o nlin e streetroots.org Thank you!
