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S tre e t R o o ts • May 15-21 ,- 2015 Page 2 street “I t makes m e feel honored th a t people enjoy my work a n d writing. I enjoy it m yself more since I ’ve been . Our Mission taking classes at Street We create income opportunities for people experiencing homelessness and poverty by producing a newspaper and other media that are catalysts for individual and social change. • Roots. Iffs encouraged me to We’re Weekly! successes Pve had - it ’s write more a n d the sm a ll Street Roots publishes every Friday and is available through our vendors. encouraged me a lot m ore.” Our Network « —I w e 're a proud member 1 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 homeiessness worldwide. Ron Sandford Street Roots vendor ---------------------------------- i S H <9H 1H I PHOTO BY A L A N BORRUD Buy From a Vendor All badged Street Roots vendors complete a formal training session with Street Roots staff?' Buy our newspapers only from badged vendors. The buck starts here S tre e t R o o ts a n d its v e n d o rs a re a p o w e r f u l,- c o m m u n i t y 'd r iv e n s e l u t i e n t o earn their way out of their individual situations through a collaboration of award-winning journalism, local business partners and their own hard work. Use these fo u r sim ple steps to be part of the solutio n. 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. ■ Vendors — the men and ■ With the money made ■ Street Roots is an award ■ Donate to the organization Become a Vendor women who sell the selling the n e w s p a p e r,: winning newspaper focusing and give vendors experiencing newspaper — are at the core vendors are able to secure on issues of social justice with hom elessness and poverty a 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 oj Street Roots’ mission. Each basic needs, independence coverage on a wide variety of year, more than 400 individuals and dignity, and work toward interests. Street Roots is a hand up. It supports not only 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, j want, for 25 cents eaeh, and adheres to its standards of ■ Volunteer your tim e and/or approximately 80 vendors are sell them for $1 each, keeping ethics in journalism. expertise and help the at work, rain or shine. Vendors all income and tips from each play an active role in the sale. Rose City Resource Guide organization grow. ■ Share Street Roots with m anagement of Street Roots, your network and tell people meeting regularly to discuss about the organization. • 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 callus,at 503-228-5657. FIND US ONLINE AT STREETROOTS.ORG E1E2QD ®STREETROOTS Board of Directors. Vendor orientations a re a t 1 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, and 11 a.m. Fridays a t the S treet Roots office. We c a n ’t do it w ith o u t y o u r help. D onors like you make it p o s s ib le to keep th e lig h ts on, fu n d pro g ra m s and em p o w e r people exp e rie n cin g ho m elessn ess. Please c o n s id e r a on e -tim e or re c u rrin g d o n a tio n to S tre e t R oots today. Mall Street Roots 211 NW Davis St. Portland, OR 97209 Give one-tim e o r recurring donations online streetroote.org Thank you!
