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and poverty by producing a newspaper
and other media that are catalysts for
individual and social change.
We’re Weekly!
weekly Street Roots means
that I can start supporting
myself fu ll time. Instead o f
fou r hours a day, it will be
eight hours a day. I can pay
my rent! Street Roots has
given me a lot o f self-respect
and a lot o f friends.”
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and is available through our vendors.
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world, each one sharing news and
information on poverty and
homelessness worldwide. .
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Give Vendor Feedback
Tell us about your interaction with a
Sweet Roots vendor, fill out a form
online at streetroots.org or contact
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Cole Merkel at cole@streetroots.org.
If you have any urgent issues
regarding a vendor, please call us
at 503-228-5657.
Become a Vend—
Vendor orientations are at
Monday and Wednesday, £
Friday at our office: Street F
NW Davis St., Portland, OR 97209
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Rose City Resource Guide
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 STREETROOTS.ORG
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earn their way oiit1 of theirinaividuaT situations through a collaboration of award-winning journalism , local business
partnerss 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 .
Meet
Vendors
■ Vendors — the men and
women who sell the
newspaper — are at the core
of Street Roots’ mission. Each
year, more than 400 individuals
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,
meeting regularly to discuss
the program and acting as
members of the organization’s
Board of Directors.
■ With the money made
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 each, keeping
all income and tips from each
■ Street Roots is an award
winning newspaper focusing
on issues of social justice with
coverage on a wide variety of
interests. Street Roots is a
member of the Society of
Professional Journalists and
adheres to its standards of
ethics in journalism.
sale.
■ Donate to the organization
and give vendors experiencing
homelessness and poverty a
hand up. It supports not only
the newspaper but our
advocacy efforts on poverty
issues throughout Oregon.
■ Volunteer your time and/or
expertise and help the
organization grow.
■ Share Street Roots with
your network and tell people
about the organization.
Vendor orientations are 1 p-nt. Mondays and Wednesdays, and 11 a.m. Fridays at the Street Roots office.
Donate Today!
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m a k e 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
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r e c u r rin g d o n a tio n to S tre e t R o o ts to d a y .
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211 NW Davis St.
Portend, OR 97209
Thank you!