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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
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We’re a proud member
) 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
training session with
; Street ‘Roots staff.
Buy our newspapers
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partners and their own hard work.
Use these fo u r sim ple step s to be part of the solution.,
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vendors.
Take
Get
Informed Action
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.
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 St., Portland, OR 97209
Rose City Resource Guide
■ Vendors — the men and
■ With the money made
■ Street Roots Is an award
■ Donate to the organization
women who sell the
winning newspaper focusing
and give vendors experiencing
newspaper — are at the core
of Street Roots’ mission. Each
selling the newspaper,
vendors are able to secure
basic needs, independence
on issues of social justice with
hom elessness and poverty a
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
at work, rain or shine. Vendors
sell them for $1 each, keeping
ethics in journalism.
expertise and help the
play an active role in the
sale.
organization grow.
all income and tips from each
■ Share Street Roots with
your network and tell people
m anagement of Street Roots,
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.
FIND US ONLINE AT STBEETROOTS.ORG
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@STREETROOTS
Board of Directors.
Vendor orientations are a t 1 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, and 11 a.m . Fridays a t th e S treet Roots office.
Donate Today!
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