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About Street roots. (Portland, OR) 1998-current | View Entire Issue (July 24, 2015)
Street Roots • July 24-30, 2015 Page 2 7 like talking with my customers. They’re nice and interesting to talk to!” Our Mission We GreateinGome people experiencing and poverty by and other media that Street Roots publishes every Friday § j | B ■ Our Network I We’re a proud member I of the International 1 Network of Street Papers The network rndudesm ore ban 120 newspapers around the - , f f w ld , each one sharing news and nformation on poverty and . ¿worldwide. uy From a Vendor Roots vendors m W training session with rtireet Roots staff. our newspapers from badged vendors. J Give Vender 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@streetrcots.org. If you have any urgent issues regard I ng a vendor, please call us at 503-228-5657. ... ! ■ Patti Mancini Street Roots vendor J i l l & n i ñ i f l f c É PHOTO BY ALAN BORRUD The buck starts here Street Roots and its vendors are a powerful, rnmfnuniijzrdrivftn sointinn to the nrnhiem nf hnmfiifffisnfifis Our vendors earn their way out of their individual situations through a collaboration of award-winning journalism, local business partners 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 ■ With the money made ■ Street Roots is an award ■ Donate to the organization a Vender women who sell the selling the newspaper, 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 . 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 of Street Roots’ mission. Each- basic needs, independence year, more than 400 individuals and dignity, and work toward coverage on a wide variety of interests. Street Roots is a the newspaper but our work as vendors with Street obtaining housing. Vendors member of the Society of advocacy efforts on poverty Roots. A t any given time, buy papers, as many as they Professional Journalists and issues throughout Oregon. throughout the city, adheres to its standards of ■ Volunteer your tim e and/or approximately 80 vendors are want, for 25 cents each, and 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. hand up. It supports not only organization grow. ■ Share Street Roots with management of Street Roots, your network and tell people about the organization. meeting regularly to discuss 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. Board of Directors. Wendor orientations are a t1 pjitMondays and Wednesdays, and 11 ajn .frid aysatth e Street Boots office. Donate Today! W e c a n ’t d o it w ith o u t y o u r h e lp . D o n o rs lik e y o u m a k e I t p o s s ib le t o k e e p th e lig h ts o n , fu n d FIND US ONLINE AT STREETROOTS.ORG © □ □ □ ^STREETROOTS p r o g r a 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 h o m e le s s n e s s . P le a s e c o n s id e r a o n e -tim e o r or StreetRoots 211 NW Davis S t Portland, OR 97209
