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About Street roots. (Portland, OR) 1998-current | View Entire Issue (July 31, 2015)
Street Roots • July 31-Aug. 6, 2015 Page 2 and poverty by producing a newspaper and other media that are catalysts for individual and social change. Street Roots publishes every Friday Our Network | We’re a proud member Id the International * Network of Street Papers (INSP). The network includes more than 120 newspapers around the S world, each one sharing news and information on poverty and The buck starts here vendors. Give Vendor Feedback Tell us about your interaction with a Street Roots vendor. Fill out a form online at streetroots.org or contact Street Roots and its vendors are a powerful, community-driven solution to the prohlem nf hnmfilfissness Our vnnflnn 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. Get Informed M eet Vendors '' ' '' if von have anv 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 winning newspaper focusing and give vendors experiencing newspaper — are at the core of Street Roots’ mission. Each on issues of social justice with hom elessness and poverty a Vendor orientations are at 1 p.m. every year, more than 400 individuals selling the newspaper, vendors are able to secure basic needs, independence and dignity, and work toward work as vendors with Street Roots. At any given time, Monday and Wednesday, and 11 a m . Friday at our office: Street Roots, 211 NW Davis St., Portland, OR 97209 Rose City Resource Guide coverage on a wide variety of hand up. It supports not only interests. Street Roots is a the newspaper but our obtaining housing. Vendors member of the Society of advocacy efforts on poverty 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 management 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 STREETBOOTS.ORG El O D D @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! . ■ '' ’ H llil II H ill 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 homelessness. Please consider a one-time or Mail Street Roots 211 NW Davis St. Portland, OR 97209 Give one-time or , recurring donations online streetroots.org Thankyou!
