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V e n d o rs P age 2 sheet MMHS S tre e t R o o ts • Nov. 18 -24, 2G16 “Connectivity. Connectivity. Customer base: I love ‘em !” 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 proud member i t t s p j of the International I ’ *"* 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 Ait badged Street Roots vendors complete a formal training session with G eorge Burdine S treet Roots Vendor PHOTO BY ALAN BORRUD The buck starts here S tre e t R o o ts staff. Street Roots and its vendors are a powerful, community-driven solution to the problem of homelessness. Our vendors Buy our newspapers only from badged vendors. 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 simple steps to be part of the solution. Get 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 co le@ streetro o ts.o rg . If you have any urgent issues regarding a vendor, please call us at 503-228-5657. ITake InformedlAction I ■ 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 who sell the selling the newspaper, and give vendors experiencing 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 newspaper - are at the core of Street Roots’ mission. Each vendors are able to secure winning newspaper focusing on issues of social justice with basic needs, independence coverage on a w ide variety of hand up. It supports not o nly year, more than 400 individuals and dignity, and w ork toward interests. Street Roots is a the newspaper but our w ork as vendors with Street obtaining housing. V endors m em ber of the S ociety of advocacy efforts on poverty Roots. A t any given time, buy papers, as m any as they Professional Journalists and issues throughout O regon. throughout the city, want, for 25 cents each, and adheres to its standards of ■ Volunteer your tim e and/or approxim ately 80 vendors are sell them fo r $1 each, keeping ethics in journalism . expertise and help the at work, rain or shine. Vendors all incom e and tips from each play an active role in the sale. Rose City Resource Guide hom elessness and poverty a organization grow. ■ Share Street Roots with m anagem ent of Street Roots, your netw ork 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 hom ele s s n e s s 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 □ □ □ □ @STREETROOTS Vendor orientations are at 1 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, and 11 a. m. Fridays at the Street Roots office. Donate Today! Street Roots 211 NW Davis St. Portland, OR 97209 Give one-time or recurring donations online streetroots.org Thank you!
