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About Street roots. (Portland, OR) 1998-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 26, 2018)
S tr e e t R o o ts • V e n d o rs Page 2 street 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. J a n . 2 6 - F e b . 1 ,-2 0 1 8 Wy favorite Street Roots moment would be standing outside, distributing the paper an d having 'a tine o f people. ” ■ » b w « We’re Weekly! ■ l a Street Roots publishes every Friday and is available through our vendors. Our Network " I We’re a proud member l i t i s p j of the International fX *"* * * * 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 I sfcvec| v badged Street Roots vendors W M » S straining session with. Buy our newspapers only from backed vendors. Twan Street Roots Vendor J ■|< I v ' U ! w | ïTTfiliMfa HnTM A PHOTO BY ALAN BORRUD. The buck starts here ^W©t*R@®te^R44te-v-eRel©i^^r’©^«p0wertul^eomraunity-drivensolution 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 th e se fo u r s im p le s te p s to be p art o f th e so lu tio n . Oh® Vendor Feedback Tell us about your interaction with a Street Roots vendor. Fill out a form o n t o at s&eetoote.<xg or oontact ' Cote 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 e- A X 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 © □ □ □ @STREETROOTS ■ 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 ■ 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. sale. management of Street Roots, meeting regularly to discuss the program and acting as members of the organization’s Board of Directors. ■ Donate to the organizatior and give vendors experiencir homelessness and poverty a hand up. It supports not only 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 your network and tell people about the organization. Vendor orientations are a t 1 p.m. Tuesdays and 11 a m . i minutes early. Donate Today! ,0Mund p rog ra m s and e m po w e r p eo p ie e x p e rie n c in g hom ele ssne ss. Piease c o n s id e r a o n e -tim e or re c u rrin g d o n a tio n to S tre e t R oots today. x Rs sa s a s ~ Portland, OR 97209 / i - / 1''' / ' i you!
