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About Street roots. (Portland, OR) 1998-current | View Entire Issue (April 7, 2017)
ip Street Roots • April 7-13, 2017 V e n d o rs Page 2 Network 1 „ We're a proud member of the International Network of Street Papei (INSP). The network includes more than 120 newspapers around the world, each one sharing news information on poverty and homelessness worldwide. Buy From a Vendor Roots vendors complet training Buy our newspapers Urvd fiuwimt MM (TU*/, PSD MM (W) only from badged vendors. <>»lul ÙbllKV 3«'¿p PH O TO BY A L A N BO RRUD 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, local business partners and their own hard work. Use these four simple steps to be part of the solution. 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 cole@streetroots.org. 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 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 STREETROOTS.ORG El O D D ^STREETROOTS ■ Vendors - the men and wom en who sell the newspaper - are at the core of Street R oots’ mission. Each year, more than 400 individuals w ork as vendors with Street Roots. At any given time, throughout the city, approxim ately 80 vendors are at work, rain or shine. Vendors play an active role in the m anagem ent of Street Roots, meeting regularly to discuss the program and acting as mem bers of the organization’s Board of Directors. ■ W ith the m oney 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 sale. ■ 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 m em ber of the Society of Professional Journalists and adheres to its standards of ethics in journalism. ■ Donate to the organization and give vendors experiencing hom elessness and poverty a hand up. It supports not only the new spaper but our advocacy efforts on poverty issues throughout Oregon. ■ Volunteer your tim e and/or expertise and help the organization grow. ■ Share Street Roots with your netw ork and tell people about the organization. Vendor orientations are a t 1 p.m. Tuesdays and 11 a m . Fridays at the Street Roots office. Arrive 15 minutes early. Donate Today! We can’t do it without yo u r help. Donors like you make it possible to keep the tights on, fund program s and empower people experiencing homelessness. Please consider a one-time or recurring donation to Street Roots today. Mail Street Roots 211 NW Davis St. Portland, OR 97209 Give one-time or recurring donations online streetroots.org Thank you!
