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Street Roots • April 7-13, 2017
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We're a proud member
of the International
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(INSP). The network includes more
than 120 newspapers around the
world, each one sharing news
information on poverty and
homelessness worldwide.
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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
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■ 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!