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About Street roots. (Portland, OR) 1998-current | View Entire Issue (April 1, 2016)
S tr e e t R o o ts • V e n d o rs Page 2 A p r il 1 - 7 , 2 0 1 6 street Our Mission We create income opportunities f o r ' ? people experiencing n o n ^ ^ n e s s a nd 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 r* "I We’re a proud member icnsipj of the International ■ * Network of Street Papers (INSP). The network indudes more than 120 newspapers around Jhe world, each one sharing news and information on poverty and homelessness worldwide. Buy From a Vendor Ail badged Street Roots venders complete a formal training session with Street Roots staff. ; l& iy w r newspapers only from badged vendors. Give Vender Feedback Tell us about your interaction with a Street Roots vendor. Fill out a form online at streetroots.org or contact Cote 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 Rose Gity Resource Guide The buck starts here Street Roots and its vendors are a powerful, community-driven solution to the problem of homelessness.AOur vendors earn their way out of their individual situations through a collaboration of aw ard-w inning jo urnalism , local b u s in e s s partners and their own hard work. Use these four simple steps to be part of the solution. Meet Get Vendors Informed ■ V e n d o rs — the men and ■ W ith the m oney m ade ■ S tre e t Roots is an award ■ Donate to. the organization women who sell the selling the newspaper, w inning newspaper focusing and give vendors experiencing new sp a pe r— are at the core vendors are able to secure on issues of social justice with of Street Roots’ mission. Each basic needs, independence coverage on a w ide variety of hom elessness and poverty a hand up. It supports not only year, more than 400 individuals and dignity, and w o rk toward interests. Street Roots is a the newspaper but our w ork as vendors with Street obtaining housing. V endors mem ber of the Society of advocacy efforts bn poverty Roots. At any given time, buy papers, as m any as they Professional Journalists and issues throughout O regon, throughout the city, want, for 25 cents each, and adheres to its standards of ■ V olunteer your tim e and/or approxim ately 80 vendors are sell them fo r $1 each, keeping ethics in journalism . expertise and help the at work, rain or shine. V endors all incom e and tips from each play an active role in the sale. organization, grow. ■ Share Street Roots with m anagem ent of Street Roots, your netw ork and fell people meeting regularly to discuss about the organization. the program and acting as mem bers 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 El O D D @ STREETROOTS 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. D onors 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 NW Davis St. Portland. OR 97209 Give one-time or recurring donations online streetroots.org Thank you!
