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About Street roots. (Portland, OR) 1998-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 20, 2017)
Page 2 S t r e e t R o o ts • J a n . 2 0 - 2 6 , 2 0 1 7 V en d o rs Our Mission We create income opportunities for and poverty by producing a newspaper and other media that are catalysts for individual and social change. “Street Roots means an ^ppdrtuhity to promote issues that I really car® cf&put - p n d to get by during times o f uncertainty. ” We re Weekly! Street Ropts publishes every Friday ' * and is available through our vendors. Our Network We’re a proud member of the International * * Network.of Street Papers • , {fNSP}- The. network includes more ; than 120 newspapers around the : ' world, each one sharing news and information on poverty and homelessness worldwide, 7*. Phoebe 0 . Street Roots Vendor PHOTO BY ALAN BORRUD Buy From a Vendor All badged Street Roots vendors complete a formal , training session with The buck starts here ®‘ r®etthR ° OtS a n d '!S 'i e " d ° rS T ' 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 e arn th e ir W partners and their own hard work- Use these four simple steps to be part of the solution. Meet y 'ane Vendors 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 Tuesdays and 11 a.m. Fridays at our office: Street Roots, 211 NW Davis St., Portland, OR 97209 Rose City Resource Guide 4 pow erful’ c o m m u n ity -d riv e n s o lu tio n to th e p ro b le m o f h o m e le s s n e s s . O u r v e n d o rs 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 co lla b o ra tio n of a w a rd -w in n in g jo u rn a lis m , lo ca l b u s in e s s ■ 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 ■ 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 Get Inform edlAction ■ Street Roots is an award winning newspaper focusing FIND US ONLINE AT STREETROOTS.ORG EK gJDD @STREETROOTS ■ Donate to the organization on issues of social justice with and give vendors experiencing homelessness and poverty a coverage on a wide variety of interests.. Street Roots is a the newspaper but our member of the Society of Professional Journalists and advocacy efforts on poverty issues throughout Oregon. adheres to its standards of ethics in journalism. sale. management of Street Roots, meeting regularly to discuss the program and acting as 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 a t 503-228-5657. ITake hand up. It supports not only ■ Volunteer your time and/or expertise and help the organization grow. ■ Share Street Roots with your network and tell people about the organization. members of the organization’s Board of Directors. Vendor orientations are at 1 p.m. Tuesdays and 11 a.m. Donate Today! W e m s d o it without your help. Donors like you make it possible to keep the lights on, fund programs and empower people experiencing 3! homelessness. Please consider a one-time or 7 recurring donation to Street Roots today. Street Roots 211 NW Davis St. Portland, OR 97209 Give one-time or recurring donations online Thank you!
