Street Roots • March 17-23, 2017
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“Street Roots means
to us community,
relationships,
stability.”
Our Mission
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Street Roots publishes every Friday
and is available through our vendors.
Our Network
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1 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,
Frank Quiroga
Street Roots Vendor
Pictured here with Tiffany and Deja
PHOTO BY ALAN BORRUD
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Give Vendor Feedback
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online at streetroots.org or contact
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Street Roots and its vendors are a powerful, community-driven solution to the problem of homfitessnflftfi. Our vendors
earn their way out of their individual situations through a collaboration of award-winning journalism, local business
partners and their own hard work.
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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: S tre e t R o o ts , 211 NW D a vis
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Rose City Resource Guide
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 at 503-228*5657.
FIND US ONLINE AT STREETBOOTS.ORG
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■ 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.
■ 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
■ Donate to the organization
and give vendors experiencing
homelessness and poverty a
hand up. It supports not only
■ 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.
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
all income and tips from each
sale.
your network and tell people
about the organization.
Vendor orientations are a t 1 p.m. Tuesdays and 11 a.m. I
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Street Roots
211 NW Davis St.
Portland, OR 97209
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