Street roots. (Portland, OR) 1998-current, September 30, 2016, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextPage 2 V e n d o rs S tr e e t R o o ts • S e p t. 3 0 - O c t. 6 , 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 venders. Our Network FX "1 We’re a proud member International ■ * Network of Street Papers (INSP). The network indudes more than 120 newspapers around the world, each one sharing news and information on poverty and homelessness worldwide. Buy From a Vendor All badged Sheet Roots vendors complete a formal training session with Street Roots staff. S tre e t R oo ts a nd its v e n d o rs a re a pow e rfu l, c o m m un ity-d rive n solu tio n to th e prob le m o f hom e le ssne ss. O u r ve nd o rs Buy our newspapers only from badged vendors. earn th e ir w a y o u t of th e ir in d ivid u a l s itu atio n s th ro u gh a co lla b ora tio n o f a w a rd -w in n in g jo u rn a lism , lo ca l b usiness Give Vendor Feedback Tell us about your interaction with a Sheet Roots vendor. Fill out a form online at sheehoots.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 i ne 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 □ □ □ □ The buck starts here @STREETROOTS partners and their own hard work. Use these four simple steps to be part of the solution. 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 the program and acting as members of the organization’s Board of Directors. Get Informed ■ 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. ■ 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. - sale. 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 Thank you!