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About Street roots. (Portland, OR) 1998-current | View Entire Issue (May 13, 2016)
Page 2 V e n d o rs Our Mission We create income opportunities for people experiencing homelessness and poverty by producing a newspaper and other media that are catalysts for individua} and social change. We re Weekly! Street Roots publishes every Friday and is available through our vendors. S tre e t R o o ts • M a y 1 3 -1 9 , 2 0 1 6 “When I first started Street Roots, it meant another chance at life because I was really down a nd out a nd I didn't have anywhere to turn. Street Roots gave me another chance to better myself a n d to make friends a nd to start my life over again." Our Network fï - j ^ eye g pfOucj memj3er If ltS flj of the international * * 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 AO badged Street Roots vendors complete a forma! training session with Street Roots staff. Buy our newspapers only from badged vendors. » MM 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 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 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. FIND US ONLINE AT STREETROOTS.ORG El O D D @ STREETROOTS Art Garcia and Migo Street Roots Vendor PHOTO BY ALAN BORRUD The buck starts here S treet R oots and its vend ors are a pow erful, com m unity-driven solution to the problem of hom elessness. O u r vendors earn th e ir w a y ou t o f their in dividual situations through a collaboration o f aw ard-w inning jo urn alism , local business partners and their ow n hard work. Use these four simple steps to be part of the solution. Meet Get IJ a k e InformedlAction Vendors JJgJg| ■ 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 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 Board of Directors. ■ 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 all income and tips from each ■ 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. 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 are a t 1 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, and 11 aun. Fridays a t the S treet 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 Street Roots 211 NW Davis St. Portland. OR 97209 Give one-time dr recurring donations online streetroots.org Thank you!
