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About Street roots. (Portland, OR) 1998-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 16, 2015)
“Street Roots means love and laughter and fu n times and being around friends and fam ily” Our Network I of the International 1 Network of Street Rapers (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 AH badged Street Roots vendors complete a formal Street Roots staff. Buy our newspapers 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 cole@ streetroots.org. If you have any u rgent Issues regarding a vendor, please call us Cynthia Grubb Street Roots vendor PHOTO BY ALAN BORRUD The buck starts here pUWUfful" L W iiiiu rn ty -c triv e n s o lu tio n to th e p ro b le m o f h o m e le s s n e s s . O u r v e n d o rs e a rn 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 ro u g h a c o lla b o ra tio n o f a w a rd -w in n in g jo u rn a lis m , lo c a l b u s in e s s p artn ers an d th eir own hard w ork. Use these four simple steps to be part of the solution.____________________ 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 ITake InformedlAction Vendors at 503-228-5657. Become a Vendor Get Meet m ■ Vendors — the men and ■ With the money made ■ Street Roots is an award ■ Donate to the organization women who sell the newspaper — are at the core of Street Roots’ mission. Each winning newspaper focusing and give vendors experiencing on issues of social justice with homelessness and poverty a coverage on a wide variety of hand up. It supports not only year, more than 400 individuals selling the newspaper, vendors are able to secure basic needs, independence and dignity, and work toward 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. At any given time, buy papers, as many as they want, for 25 cents each, and Professional Journalists and issues throughout Oregon. adheres to its standards of ■ Volunteer your time and/or sell them for $1 each, keeping ethics in journalism. expertise and help the throughout the city, approximately 80 vendors are at work, rain or shine. Vendors play an active role in the management of Street Roots, organization grow. all income and tips from each ■ Share Street Roots with sale. 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. FIND US ONLINE AT STREETROOTS.ORG © □ □ □ @STREETROOTS Board of Directors. Vendor orientations are a t 1 pjn. Mondays and Wednesdays, and 11 a.m. Fridays a t 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 N W D a v is St. Give one-time or recurring donations online stre e tro o ts .o rg >:
