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About Street roots. (Portland, OR) 1998-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 2018)
Page 2 S tr e e t R o o ts • V e n d o rs D e c. 7 -1 3 , 2 0 1 8 love this paper! I get to meet wonderful people, and It supports our daily needs.” Our Mission We create income opportunities for and poverty by producing a newspaper ; and other media that are catalysts for individual and social change. H 1 1 Publication Schedule Street Roots publishes every Friday and is available through our vendors. 1 Our Network * E “ : "1 We’re a proud member W M j o f 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 homelessness worldwide. Buy from a Vendor All badged Street Roots vendors complete a formal training session with Buy our newspapers only from badged vendors. Eileen Vizenor and Vicki Street Roots Vendor PHOTO BY ALAN BORRMD The buck starts here Street Roots and its vendors are a powerfu I, mm miinity ^ r iv a Q ^ ^ tti^ nf JanmninssnAQQ pur upnHnrc 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. earn th e ir w a y o u t of their individual situations through Give Vendor Feedback Get Tell us about your interaction with a Street Roots vendor. Fill out a form online at streetroots.org or contact Informed If you have any urgent issues regarding a vendor, please call us at 503-228-5657. ' ' I - 111 Become a Vendor Vendor orientations are at 1 p.m. every Tuesday and 11 a.m. Fridays at our office: Street Roots, 211 NW Davis S t, 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 STBEETBOOTS.ORG E1ODD @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 management of Street Roots, meeting regularly to discuss the program and acting as members of the organization’s Board of Directors. ■ 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. your network, and tell people about the organization. Vendor orientations are at 1 p.m. Tuesdays and 11 a.m. I Donate Today! We can’t do it without yo u r help. Donors like you make it possible to keep the lights on, fund program s and em pow er people experiencing hom elessness. Please consider a one-time or recurring donation to Street Roots today. ■ Donate to the organization and give vendors experiencing homelessness and poverty a hand up. It supports not only the newspaper but also our advocacy efforts on poverty issues throughout Oregon. ■ Volunteer your time and/or expertise and help the organization grow. ■ Share Street Roots with Mail Street Roots 211 NW Davis S t Portland, OR 97209
