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About Street roots. (Portland, OR) 1998-current | View Entire Issue (July 8, 2016)
Street Roots • July 8-14, 2016 V e n d o rs Page 2 street snots 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. “Street Roots means dignity, because I now have purpose, I have a job, an d I am helping not only m yself but other people. A n d it makes me feel good. I have s e lf respect. ” Our Network E . 1 We>re a pr0Lf(j member m spl 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 All badged Street Roots vendors complete a formal training session with Street Roots staff. Buy our newspapers only from badged vendors. Shayne Methvin Street Roots Vendor 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 th e se fo u r sim p le s te p s to be p art o f th e s o lu tio n . 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-S657. 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 © □ □ □ @STREETROOTS ■ 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 ■ 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. Board of Directors. Vendor orientations a re a t 1 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, and 11 a m . Fridays a t the S tree t Roots office. Donate Today! We c a n ’t d o it w ith o u t y o u r help. D on o rs iik e you m ake it p o s s ib le to keep th e lig h ts on, fu n d p ro g ra m s and e m po w e r peo p le e x p e rie n c in g h om e le ssne ss. Please co n s id e r a o ne -tim e o r re c u rrin g d o n a tio n to S tre e t R oots today. Mail Street Roots 211 NW Davis St. Portland, OR 97209 Give one-time or recurring donations online streetroots.org
