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Our Mission
. We create income opportunities for
and poverty by producing a newspaper
and other media that are catalysts for
individual and social change.
We’re Weekly!
Street Roots publishes every. Friday
and is available through our vendors.
Our Network
n We’re a proud member
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International
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(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
S treet Roots staff, ■ ■■ m
~ : Buy our newspapers
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only from badged
vendors.
Give Vendor Feedback
Tell us about your interaction with a
Street Roots vendor. Fill out a form
online at streetroots.org or contact
Cote Merkel at coie@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: S treet Roots, 211
NW Davis St., Portland, OR 97209
Rose City Resource Guide
The buck starts here
■^tm e^RQ Q lS-ancLitS -vendQrs are a pow erful.
hom elessness. O u r vend ors
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 four simple steps to be part of the solution.
Meet
Vendors
Get
Take
Informed! Action
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■ V endors — the men and
■ W ith the m oney m ade
■ Street Roots is an aw ard
■ Donate to the organization
w om en who sell the
selling the newspaper,
winning new spaper focusing
and give vendors experiencing
h om elessness and poverty a
new spaper — 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 w ide variety of
hand up. It supports not only
year, m ore than 400 individuals
and dignity, and w ork tow ard
interests. Street Roots is a
the n ew spaper but our
w ork as vendors with Street
obtaining housing. V endors ‘
m em ber of the Society of
a dvocacy efforts on poverty
Roots. A t any given time,
b uy papers, as m any as they
P rofessional Journalists and
issues throu g ho ut O regon.
throughout the city,
want, for 25 cents each, and
adheres to its standards of
■ V olunteer yo ur tim e and/or
a pproxim ately 80 vendors are
sell them for $1 each, keeping
ethics in journalism .
expertise and help the
at work, rain or shine. Vendors
all incom e and tips from each
play an active role in the
sale.
organization grow.
■ S hare S treet Roots with
m anagem ent of Street Roots,
yo ur n etw ork and tell people
m eeting regularly to discuss
a bout the organization.
the program and acting as
m em bers 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.
FIND US ONLINE AT STREETROOTS.ORG
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@STREETROOTS
Board of Directors.
Vendor orientations are at 1 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, and 11 a.m. Fridays at the Street Roots office.
Donate Today!
We can’t do itw ithout 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
,
211 NW Davis St.
Portland, OR 97209
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Give one-time or
recurring donations online
streetroots.org
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Thank you!