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“I can fo cu s on the
fu tu re a n d see the
possibilities Street Roots
can bring into my life.
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
«i vVe’re g pj-Qud member
JJllSjpl of the Internationa
" * Network of Street Papers
(INSP). The network includes more
than 12Û newspapers around tire ; ,
world, each one sharing news and "
information on poverty and
homelessness worldwide.
Buy From a Vender
All badged Street
Roots vendors
complete a formal
training session with
Street Roots staff .
8uy 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 coie@streetroots.org.
If you have any urgent issues
regarding a vendor, please 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
Bose City Resource Cuide
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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Johnny Harkrider
Street Roots Vendor
PHOTO BY ALAN BORRUD
The buck starts here
S tre e t R o o ts a n d its v e n d o rs are a p o w e rfu l, c o m m u n ity -d riv e n so 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
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partners and their own hard work. Use these four simple steps to be part of the solution.
Meet
Vendors
■ Vendors — the men and
■ With the money made
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,
•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
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
members of the organization’s
■ Street Roots is an award
winning newspaper focusing
on issues of social justice with
■ Donate to the organization
and give vendors experiencing
homelessness and poverty a
hand up. It supports not only
coverage on a wide variety of
interests. Street Roots is a
the newspaper but our
member of the Society of
Professional Journalists and
adheres to Its standards of
advocacy efforts on poverty
issues throughout Oregon.
■ Volunteer your time and/or
ethics in journalism.
expertise and help the
organization grow.
■ Share Street Roots with
your network and tell people
all income and tips from each
sale.
about the organization.
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 Roofs today.
Mail
Street Roots
211 NW Davis St.
Portland. OR 97209
Give one-time oí
recurring donations online
streetroots.org