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About Street roots. (Portland, OR) 1998-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 11, 2016)
Street Roots • Nov. 11-17, 2016 Invest in people, journalism with Street Roots like to describe Street Roots as a small train that carries a heavy load in the community. It’s true. Street Roots delivers^ Every. Single. Week. Street Roots is in the midst of a historic run. The newspaper has been hitting the streets with a new edition each Friday for; nearly two years. It’s not easy publishing a weekly publication, It’s even harder to maintain quality and engaging content. Some believed we couldn’t make that By Israel Bayer lift and sustain i t We are going strong. Street Roots has helped create the Welcome Home Coalition and deliver Portland^ first affordable housing ballot measure. People told us it couldn’t be done in less than two years. Portland voted 62 percent in favor of giving people a place to call home. That’s not all. At the core of the Street Roots mission is to give people experiencing homelessness an income. With your support, we do ju st th a t Street Roots is giving hundreds of people experiencing homelessness and poverty a hand up through the sales of the newspaper. In the past I DIBECTWS DESK Israel Bayer is the executive director o f Street Roots. You can reach him at israel@streetroots.org or follow him on Twitter @israelbayer. Page 3 E d it o r ia l year, we have helped provide stability allowing dozens of vendors to gain access to housing. We’ve allowed hundreds more to avoid homelessness. It’s about more than simply housing. It’s about having access to human connection and authentic relationships. It’s about creating a safe space for both people on the streets and readers like you. It’s about learning and growing together. “For me Street Roots means dignity, because I now have a purpose,” said Shayne Methvin. “I have a job and I am helping not only myself, but other people. It makes me feel good. I have self-respect I don’t feel bad about myself anymore.” When you are part of the Street Roots team, you are part of creating opportunities for individuals wanting to improve their lives. When you donate to Street Roots you make the difference. Invest in giving people a hand up. Invest in quality journalism. Invest in advocacy efforts that deliver. Please consider a donation of $10 or .more to the Willamette Week GivelGuide at giveguide.org or at streetroots.org or by writing a check to Street Roots, 211 NW Davis, Portland, OR, 97209. Plus, give $50 or more from now until Dec. 31 and get a new Street Roots T-shirt, “Print isn’t dead! It’s a livelihood.” (See the back page). That’s amazing! ' The reality is that we are stronger | together. Your support of Street Roots , provides an investment directly into, quality journalism and highlighting voices from the community. Although our country faces some dark days ahead, Street Roots will continue to publish quality journalism and work to' make the world around us a better place. We refuse to give up hope. Your investment in Street Roots means giving people on the streets tangible tools to better help them on the long road they are walking on. Your investment in Street Roots means giving Portland something to believe in. Thank you, readers. We couldn’t do this without you. . Street Roots vendor Dennis Chavez with the key to his new apartment. Write in If you would like to have something that you’ve written published in our pages, or wouid like to get involved as a . member-of our.reporting staff, contact Managing Editor Joanne Zuhl at 503-228-5657, joanne@streefrools.org. We ask that ail submissions include ttie author's name and contact information if available. Street Roots 211 NW Davis S t Portland, OR 97209 503-228-5657 F a x :5 0 3 -2 2 7 -3 1 1 7 - www.streetroots.org www.news.streetroots.org Hours: 7:30 a.m.~3 p.m. Mon,-Fit, 7:30 a.m.-2 p,m. Sai. and 7:30-11 a.m. Sun. Advertising interested in advertising in Street Roots? Contact Israel Bayer a t israei@streetroots.org Staff Executive Director Israel Bayer israel@streetroots.org Managing Editor Joanne Zuhi joanne@streetroots.org , Vendor P rogram D irecto r C o leW rkel | cofe@stresfroots.org Operations D ire c to r ‘ Sarah Beecroft Development D irecto r Sarah Cfoud Program Assistant M eghann Van Pelt, Jesuit Volunteer Development Assistant Patricia Romero Reporters Emily Green, Suzanne Zalokar, Sarah Hansell, Leonora Ko, Jared Paben, Am anda Waldroupe, Stephen Quirke Photographers Diego Diaz, Joe Glode Editorial Assistant Monica Kwasnik Canvasser Desmond Hardison Board of Directors Chairman Brad Tayior Vice-Chairman Rachel Langford Treasurer Headier Stadick Secretary Dan Jones Directors Rich Rodgers, Michael Anderson, Leo Rhodes, Sandra Hahn, John Brow n,M ara® Swift Volunteers eet Roots b » proud member el .he In.erua.iou.l N e.w .rk .1 S.ree. Papers, now mere than 120 papers siren,, worldwide. Jan Bayer, John Barker, Stacey Heath, Anjali Rathore, Zoe Klingmann, Haven Herrin, Dan Jones, Dennis Hogan, Tom Wright, Judy Taylor, Karen Alien, Monica McKune, Susan Wolfe, • Lucas Hawthorne, Thomas Buell Jr., Jeanie Lunsford, Yasmin Amirsofeymani, Jason Cohen, Tom Ray, Doug Spangle, Susannah Kamala, Jon Raymond, Hilary Smith, Diana Richardson, Cherie Manning, Paul and Madeline Gefroh, Mary Anne Joyce and Faye Powell. If you're interested in volunteering with Street Roots, please submit a volunteer application at - streetroots.org/volunteer. Or you can call our volunteer coordinator for more information at 503-228-5657.
