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About Street roots. (Portland, OR) 1998-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 12, 2016)
S tr e e t R o o ts • V e n d o rs Page 2 A ugust 1 2 -1 8 , 2 0 1 6 street 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. Our Network p “1 We’re a proud member HWSfM 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 forma! training session with Street Roots staff. Buy our newspapers only 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 S t, 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 PHOTO BY ALAN BORRUD The buck starts here Street Roots and its vendors are a powerful, c o m m u n ity - d r iv e n s o lu tio n t o t h e p r o b le m o f h o m e le s s n e s s . O u r v e n d o r s 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 sim ple steps to be part of the solution. Meet IB u y IG e t IT a k e Vendors l a Paper I Informedl Action ■ 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, ■ With the money made selling the newspaper, vendors are able to secure basic needs, independence ■ Street Roots is an award winning newspaper focusing on issues of social justice with coverage on a wide variety of ■ 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 and dignity, and work toward obtaining housing. Vendors buy papers, as many as they Interests. Street Roots Is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists and want, for 25 cents each, and sell them for $1 each, keeping adheres to its standards of Issues throughout Oregon. ■ Volunteer your time and/or ethics In journalism. expertise and help the organization grow. ■ Share Street Roots with all income and tips from each sale. your network and tell people about the organization. meeting regularly to discuss the program and acting as members of the Organization’s 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! W e c an ’t do it w ithout your help. Donors like you m ake It possible to keep th e lights on, fund program s and em pow er people experiencing hom elessness. Please consid er a on e-tim e or recurring donation to S treet Roots today. Mail Give one-time or Street Roots recurring donations online 211 NW Davis St. streetroots.org Portland. OR 97209 Thank you!
