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About Street roots. (Portland, OR) 1998-current | View Entire Issue (June 26, 2015)
S tr e e t R o o ts • Page 2 J u n e 2 6 - J u ly 3 , 2 0 1 5 Our Mission 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, We re Weekly! Street Roots publishes every Friday and is available through our vendors. Our Network *1 We’re a proud member s p 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 vendors complete a formal § s training session with o i'S t r e e t ^ o b i 's t a f f . .... gu,auiuld^ .; Buy o iffn e w sp a p e rs HB9B9H 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 Cole 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: Street Roots, 211 NW Davis S t, Portland, OR 97209 Rose City Resource Guide The buck starts here Street Rooféand its vendors áre a powerful; community-driven solution to the problem of homelessness. Our vendors earn their way out of théir ihdivídú'ál’ situations through "a odfTáBdrátró'n 5df ;award-wrñn¡ÍYg jptírhalism, locat ous\néss partners and their own hard work. Use these four simple steps to be part of the solution. Meet |B u y {G e t Take Vendors l a Paper I Informed Action ■ Vendors — the men and ■ With the money made ■ Street Roots is an award ■ Donate to the organization women who sell the selling the newspaper, winning newspaper focusing and give vendors experiencing hom elessness and poverty a newspaper — 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 wide variety of hand up. It supports not only year, more than 400 individuals and dignity, and work toward interests. Street Roots is a the newspaper but our work as vendors with Street obtaining housing. Vendors m ember 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, want, for 25 cents each, 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. 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 call us at 503-228-5657. FIND US ONLINE AT STREETROOTS.ORG ©□DD @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 it without your help. Donors like you make It possible to keep the lights on, fund programs and empower people experiencing ! considera one-timeor recurring 1 i Street Roots today. Mail Street Roots 211 NW Davis St. Portland, OR 97209 Give one-time or recurring donations online streetroots.org Thank you!
