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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
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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
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Street Roots Vendor
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■ 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,
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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
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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
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recurring donations online
streetroots.org
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Thankyou!