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Page 2 Street Roots • Nov. 2-8, 2018 V e n d o rs street Our Mission We c r e a te income opportunities for people experiencing homeiessness and poverty by producing a newspaper and other media that are catalysts fo r individual and social change. “When you are at peace with yourself, any place is home. Street Roots helps me maintain that peace here in this place. ” Publication Schedule Street Roots publishes every Friday and is available through our vendors. Our Network fV “1 We’re a proud member H WSfH of the International * "* Network of Street Papers (INSP). The network includes more than 120 newspapers around the world, each one sharing news and information on poverty and homeiessness worldwide. Buy from a Vendor All badged Street Roots vendors complete a formal t r a in in g s e s s io n w ith Buy our newspapers only from badged vendors. Ben Eiland Street Roots Vendor PHOTO BY ALAN BORRUD The buck starts here e a r O ie in A z a ^ u ^ O ie iM n d M a ija r s itl^ throughl acoliaboratlon of partners and their own hard work. Use these four simple steps to be part of the solution. Give Vendor Feedback Get Informed 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 Tuesday and 11 a,m, Fridays at our office: S treet Roots, 211 NW Davis St., Portland, OR 97209 Rose City Resource Guide journalism, local business ■ Vendors - the meh and ■ With the m oney m ade ■ Street Roots Is an aw ard ■ Donate to the organization w om en who sell the selling the newspaper, w inning newspaper focusing and give vendors experiencing newspaper - are at the core of vendors are able to secure on Issues of social justice with h om elessness and poverty a Street Roots’ mission. Each basic needs, Independence coverage on a w ide variety of hand up. It supports not only year, more than 400 Individuals and dignity, and w ork toward Interests. Street Roots is a the new spaper but also our w ork as vendors with Street obtaining housing. V endors m em ber of the S ociety of advocacy efforts on poverty Roots. A t any given time, buy papers, as m any as they Professional Journalists and issues throughout Oregon. throughout the city, want, for 25 cents each, and adheres to Its standards of ■ V olunteer your tim e and/or approxim ately 80 vendors are sell them for $1 each, keeping ethics in journalism . expertise and help the at work, rain or shine. Vendors all incom e and tips from each play an active role In the sale. organization grow. ■ S hare S treet Roots with m anagem ent of Street Roots, yo ur network, and tell people about the organization. m eeting regularly to discuss the program and acting as m embers 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 □ □ □ □ @STREETROOTS 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! We can’t do it without your help. Donors like you make it possible to keep the lights on, fund programs 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 .
