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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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I t t S p j of the International
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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
only from badged
vendors.
The buck starts here
S tr e e t R o o ts a n d Us v e n d o r s a re a p o w e r fu l, c o m m u n ity - d r iv e n , s o l u t i Q n ; f f l h e p r o b l e m ^ o f ^ i o m etes s n e s s . O u r v e nd e rs
e a r n th e ir w a y o u t o f th e ir in d iv id u a l s itu a tio n s th r o u g h a c o lla b o r a tio n o f a w a r d - w in n in g jo u r n a lis m , lo c a l b u s in e s s
p a r tn e r s a n d th e ir o w n h a r d w o rk . U s e t h e s e f o u r s im p le s t e p s t o b e p a r t o f t h e s o lu t io n .
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.
■ Vendors — the men and
■ With the money made
■ Street Roots rs an award
■ Donate to the organization
Become a Vendor
women who sell the
selling the newspaper,
winning newspaper focusing
and give vendors experiencing
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
newspaper — are at the core
vendors are able to secure
on issues of social justice with
hom elessness and poverty a
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
w ork as vendors with Street
obtaining housing. Vendors
member of the Society of
advocacy efforts on poverty
Roots. At any given tim e ,:
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
ethics in journalism.
expertise and help the
at work, rain or shine. Vendors
sell them for $1 each, keeping
ali income and tips from each
play an active role in the
sale.
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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 I o ;
individuals and organizations. To
inquire, please call us at 503-228-5657.
FIND US ONLINE AT STBEETROOTS.ORG
El O
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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 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
recurring donation to Street Roots today
Mail
Street Roots
211 NW Davis S t
Portland, OR 97209
Give one-time or
recurring donations online
streetroots;org
Thank you!