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About Street roots. (Portland, OR) 1998-current | View Entire Issue (May 20, 2016)
S tre e t R o o ts • V e n d o rs Page 2 street Mints Our Mission We create income opportunities for people experiencing homelessness and poverty b y producing a newspaper and other media that are catalysts for individual and social change. M a y 2 0 -2 6 , 2 0 1 6 “I love Street Roots. I t gave me a job, a n d I ’m doing, pretty good a t it. I t ’s ju s t a good thing. I t helps m e.” We’re Weekly! Street Roots publishes every Friday and is available through our vendors. Our Network . I M ^ e«re a prouC} member i n s p j o f 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 Paul W est Street Roots V endor homelessness worldwide. Buy From a Vendor All badged Street Roots vendors complete a format training session with Street Roots staff. Buy our newspapers only from badged vendors. Give Vender Feedback Tel! 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 a ny u rg en t issu es regarding a vendor, please c a ll us The buck starts here Street Roots and its vendors are a powerful, community-driven solution to the problem of homelessness. Our vendors earn their way out of their individual situations through a collaboration of award-winning journalism, local business partners and their own hard work. Use these four simple steps to be part of the solution. M eet .Vendors a t 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: S tre e t R o ots, 211 NW D avis S t., P ortlan d, OR 97209 Rose City Resource Guide ■ V e n d o rs— the men and ■ W ith the m oney m ade ■ Street Roots is an award ■ Donate to the organization wom en who sell the selling the newspaper, winning newspaper focusing and give vendors experiencing newspaper — are at the core vendors are able to secure on issues of social justice with hom elessness and poverty a of Street Roots’ mission. Each basic needs, independence coverage on a wide variety of hand up. It supports not only year, more than 400 individuals and dignity, and w ork toward interests. S treet Roots is a the newspaper but our w ork as vendors with Street obtaining housing. V endors m em ber of the Society of advocacy efforts on poverty Roots. A t any given time, buy papers, as m any as they Professional Journalists and issues throughout Oregon. throughout the city, want, for 25 cents each, and adheres to its standards of ■ Volunteer your tim e and/or approxim ately 80 vendors are sell them for $1 each, keeping e th ics in journalism . expertise and help the a t work, rain or shine. Vendors all incom e and tips from each play an active role in the sale. organization grow. ■ S hare Street Roots with your network and tell people m anagem ent of Street Roots, about the organization. m eeting regularly to discuss the program and acting as m em 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 □ □ □ □ @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 w ithout 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 or recurring donations online streetroots.org Thank you!
