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“Street Roots means home. All my _
friends work here and I just feel like
I ’m at home when I get here. I have
purpose here, I have friends and
I ’m welcome every day. ”
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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
We’re a proud member
of the International
Network of Street Papers
(INSP). Thé 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 s e ^ p n with _
Street Roots staff. ' " "
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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 coie@streetroots.org.
if you have any urgent issues
regarding a vendor, piease 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
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.
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■ Vendors — the men and
women who self the
newspaper — are at the core
of Street Roots’ mission. Each
year, more than 400 individuals
work as vendors with Street
Roots. At any given time,
throughout the city,
approximately 80 vendors are
at work, rain or shine. Vendors
play an active role in the
management of Street Roots,
meeting regularly to discuss
the program and acting as
■ With the money made
selling the newspaper,
vendors are able to secure
basic needs, independence
and dignity, and work toward
obtaining housing. Vendors
buy papers, as many as they
want, for 25 cents each, and
sell them for $1 each, keeping
■ Street Roots is an award
winning newspaper focusing
on issues of social justice with
coverage on a wide variety of
interests. Street Roots is a
member of the Society of
Professional Journalists and
adheres to its standards of
ethics in journalism.
■ Donate to the organization
and give vendors experiencing
homelessness and poverty a
hand up. It supports not only
the newspaper but our
advocacy efforts on poverty
issues throughout Oregon.
■ Volunteer your time and/or
expertise and help the
organization grow.
■ Share Street Roots with
all income and tips from each
sale.
your network and tell people
about the organization.
members of the organization’s
Board of Directors.
Vendor orientations are a t 1 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, and 11 a.m. Fridays a t the Street Roots office.
Donate Today!
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