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“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
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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
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of the international
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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
homeiessness worldwide.
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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.
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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
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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!