“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
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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
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■ 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
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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.
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' Street Roots
211 N W D a v is St.
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