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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 for
individual and social change.
We re Weekly!
Street Roots publishes every Friday
and is available through our vendors.
Our Network
i We’re a proudm em ber
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.
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Buy From a Vendor
Ail badged Sheet
Roots vendors
complete a formal
training session with
Street Roots staff.
Buy our n e w s p a p e rs
only from badged
vendors.
Fred Freaff
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, lo c a l b u s in e s s
partners and their own hard work. Use these four simple steps to be part of the solution.
Give Vendor Feedback
Teil 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.
■ Vendors - the men and
■ W ith the m oney made
■ Street Roots is an aw ard
■ Donate to the organization
Become a Vendor
wom en w ho sell the
selling the newspaper,
w inning newspaper focusing
and give vendors experiencing
Vendor orientations are at 1 p.m .every
Monday and Wednesday, and 11 a.m.
Friday at our office: S tre e t R oots, 211
NW D avis St., P ortlan d, OR 97209
newspaper - are at the core of
vendors are able to secure
on issues of social justice with
hom elessness and poverty a
Street Roots’ mission. Each
basic needs, independence
coverage on a w ide variety of
hand up. It supports not only
year, more than 400 individuals
and dignity, and w o rk toward
interests. Street Roots is a
the newspaper but our
w ork as vendors with Street
obtaining housing. Vendors
m em ber of the Society of
advocacy efforts on poverty
Roots. A t any given time,
buy papers, as many as they
Professional Journalists and
issues throughout Oregon.
throughout the city,
want, fo r 25 cents each, and
adheres to its standards of
■ Volunteer your tim e and/or
approxim ately 80 vendors are
sell them for $1 each, keeping
ethics in journalism .
expertise and help the
at work, rain or shine. V endors
all incom e and tips from each
play an active role in the
sale.
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organization grow.
■ S hare Street Roots with
m anagem ent of Street Roots,
your network and tell people
meeting regularly to discuss
about the organization.
the program and acting as
m em bers 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 arid organizations. To
Board of Directors.
inquire, please call us at 503-228-5657.
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.
FIND US ONLINE AT STREETROOTS.ORG
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Vendor orientations are a t 1 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, and 11 a.m. Fridays a t the Street Roots office.
Donate Today!
Mail
Street Roots
211 NW Davis S t
Portland, OR 97209
Give one-time or
recurring donations online
streetroots.org
Thank you!