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About Street roots. (Portland, OR) 1998-current | View Entire Issue (June 24, 2016)
V e n d o rs Page 2 street S tr e e t R o o ts • J u n e 2 4 -3 0 , 2 0 1 6 “Street Roots m eans options, opportunities. I t ’s a hard world o u t there a n d Street Roots 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. m akes it easier to go with o u r lives. ” We’re Weekly! Street Roots publishes every Friday and is available through our vendors. Our Network We're a proud member of tire International Network of Street Papers 0NSP), The network includes more than 120 newspapers around the world, each one sharing news and information on poverty and homeiessness worldwide. 0"®p) Buy From a Vendor All badged Street Roots vendors complete a formal training session with jS b g e fJ^ tds.stofl, , Biry our newspapers oniy 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 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 Amy Turco Street Roots Vendor The buck starts here S tre e t R o o ts and 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 solu tio n to th e pro 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 e a rn th e ir w a y o u t o f th e ir in d iv id u a l s itu a tio n s th ro u g h a co lla b o ra tio n o f a w a rd -w in n in g jo u rn a lis m , lo cal bu sin e ss p a rtn e rs a n d th e ir o w n h a rd w o rk. Use these four simple steps to be part of the solution. G et Take Informed A ction M eet .Vendors ■ 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 ■ With the money made ■ Street Roots is an award selling the newspaper, vendors are able to secure basic needs, independence and dignity, and work toward obtaining housing. Vendors winning newspaper focusing on issues of social justice with buy papers, as many as they want, for 25 cents each, and sell them for $1 each, keeping all income and tips from each 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. ■ 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 sale. about the organization. the program and acting as members 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 aun. Fridays at the Street Roots office. Donate Today! We can’t do it without your help. Donors iike you make it possible to keep the lights on, fund programs and empower people experiencing homeiessness. Please consider a one-time or recurring donation to Street Roots today. Mai! Street Roots 211 NW Davis St. # 1 8 8 OR 97209 Give one-time or recurring donations online streetroots.org Thank you!
