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V e n d o rs
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Our Mission
We create income opportunities for
people experiencing homelessness ■
and poverty by producing a newspaper
and other media that are catalysts tot
indivtdual and social change.
S tr e e t R o o ts • Sept. 16-22, 2016
“Street Roots
m eans to m e a n
opportunity to
meet people~and
have a good life.
We’re Weekly!
Street Roots publishes every Friday
and is available through our vendors.
Our Network
a proud member
f i n s p | l of We’re
the International
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of Sheet Papers
(1NSP). 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
Alt badged Street
Roots vendors
complete a formal
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.
Chris Hall
Street Roots Vendor
PHOTO" BY ALAN BORRUD
The buck starts here
S tre e t R o o ts a n d 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 so lu tio n to th 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
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 c o lla b o ra tio n o f a w a rd -w in n in g jo u rn a lis m , lo ca l b u s in e ss
p a rtn e rs a n d th e ir o w n h a rd w o rk.
Meet
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
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
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■ With the money made
selling the newspaper,
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 OS ONLINE AT STBEETBOOTS.ORG
@ STREETROOTS
Take
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
■ Donate to the organization
and give vendors experiencing
homelessness and poverty a
hand up. It supports not only
member of the Society of
Professional Journalists and
the newspaper but our
advocacy efforts on poverty
Issues throughout Oregon.
adheres to its standards of
ethics in journalism.
expertise and help the
■ Volunteer your time and/or
organization grow.
■ Share Street Roots with
sale.
management of Street Roots,
meeting regularly to discuss
the program and acting as
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Get
Vendors
■ Vendors — the men and
Become a Vendor
Use these four simple steps to be part of the solution.
your network and tell people
about the organization.
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!
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 or
recurring donations online
streetroots.org