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About Street roots. (Portland, OR) 1998-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 26, 2018)
V e n d o rs Page 2 Street Roots • Oct. 26-Nov. 1,2018 “Street Roots means independence. 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, Publication Schedule Street Roots publishes every Friday and is available through our vendors. Our Network P *1 We’re a proud member L f ^ P J °*the jnierna^onaf *» 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 fro m a Vendor All badged Street Roots vendors complete a formal training session with Street Roots staiL 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 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 Echo Hunsaker Street Roots Vendor PHOTO BY ALAN BORRUD The buck starts here S tre e t R o o ts a n d its v e n d o rs a re a p o w e rful, c o m m u n ity -d riv e n s o lu tio n tQ_th_e_^roblgiTL^LhQmeles2DSS2^ e a rn th e ir w a y 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 c o lla b o ra tio n o t a w a rd -w in n in g jo u rn a lis m , lo c a l b u s in e s s partners and their own hard work. Use these fo u r sim ple steps to be part of the solution. ■ Vendors - the men and ■ With the money made ■ Street Roots is an award ■ Donate to the organization women who sell the newspaper - are at the core of winning newspaper focusing and give vendors experiencing on issues of social justice with homelessness and poverty a Street Roots’ mission. Each selling the newspaper, vendors are able to secure basic needs, independence coverage on a wide variety of hand up. It supports not only year, more than 400 individuals and dignity, and work toward interests. Street Roots is a the newspaper but our work as vendors with Street obtaining housing. Vendors buy papers, as many as they member of the Society of advocacy efforts on poverty Professional Journalists and issues throughout Oregon. throughout the city, approximately 80 vendors are at work, rain or shine. Vendors want, for 25 cents each, and adheres to its standards of , ■ Volunteer your time and/or sell them for $1 each, keeping ethics in journalism. expertise and help the play an active role in the sale. Roots. At any given time, Rose City Resource Guide Get (T a k e I nform edi Action Meet Vendors organization grow. ■ Share Street Roots with all income and tips from each management of Street Roots, your network and tell people meeting regularly to discuss about the organization. the program and acting as members of the organization’s 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 □ □ □ □ @STREEIHOOTS Board of Directors. Vendor orientations are at 1 p.m. Tuesdays and 11 a.m. Fridays at the Street Roots office. Arrive 15 minutes early. Donate Today! W e c an’t d o it w ith o u t y o u r help. D onors like you m ake It p o s s ib le to keep th e lig h ts on, fu n d pro g ra m s and em pow er people exp erien cing hom elessness. Please c o n s id e r a on e-tim e or re c u rrin g do n a tio n to S tree t R oots today. Mail Street Roots 211 NW Davis St. Portland, OR 97209 Give one-tim e o r W M recurring donations online streetroots.org ■ ' M ; Thankyou!
