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About Street roots. (Portland, OR) 1998-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 2016)
S t r e e t R o o ts • J a n . 8 -1 4 , 2 0 1 6 Page 2 street 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. “Street Roots means a place to go in the m orning and sell papers to make a few dollars fo r ourselves. A n d I get to meet people! ç -1 ** f A W L , *JH» .-3 S r S J We re Weekly! ■ / O f r 1 ' f * L r r k b S k K I Street Roots publishes every Friday and is available through our vendors. Our Network i "I We're a proud member m s p j of the International E ' 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 stSäs f t All badged Street Roots vendors complete a formal training session with Street Roots staff. Buy our newspapers only from badged vendors. Wallace Outwater Street Roots Vendor The buck starts here S treet R o ots and its ve n d o rs are a pow erful, co m m u n ity -d riv e n s o lu tio n to the problem of hom elessness. O ur vend ors earn their w ay out of their individual situations through a collaboration of aw ard-w inning journalism , lo c a l b u s in e s s partners and their own hard work. Use these four simple steps to be part of the solution. Take Get Informed Action 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. 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 hometessness ami poverty in Multnomah and Washington counties. The Rose City Resource is free to individuals and organizations. To inquire, please call us at503-228-5657. FIND US ONLINE AT STREETROOTS.ORG □ □ □ □ @ STREETROOTS Í3Bv PHOTO BY A LAN BÖRRUD Give Vendor Feedback Become a Vendor o 1 | ■ Vendors — the men and women who sell 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 140 vendors are at work, rain or shine. Vendors play ari active role in the management of Street Roots, meeting regularly to discuss the program and acting as members of the organization’s Board of Directors. ■ With the money made selling the newspaper, vendors are able to secure i 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 all income and tips from each ■ Street Roots is an awards winning newspaper focusing on issues of social justice with Coverage on a wide variety o f . interests. Street Roots is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists and adheres to its standards of ethics in journalism. sale. ■ 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 your network and tell people about the organization. Vendor orientations a re a t 1 p.m. 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 Give one-time or Street Roots recurring donations online 211 NW Davis St. Portland. OR 97209 streetroots.org Thank you!
