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About Street roots. (Portland, OR) 1998-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 2018)
Page 2 S tr e e t R o o ts • D ec. 28 , 2 0 1 8 -J a n 3 ; 2 0 1 9 V e n d o rs stveet Our Mission We create income opportunities for people ejgaenenctng homelessness z and poverty by producing a newspaper and other media that are catalysts for Individual and social change. “Street Roots means opportunity. I waited too long to sign up fo r Street R o o ts ” Publication Schedule Street Roots publishes every Friday and is available through our vendors. Our Network . ~| W lSfH of the International I * 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 | street Aif badged Street Roots vendors r S j B g 0 s j complete a formal ';i s S B W l ~ training session with jS r a R M Street Roots staff, I, [ Buy our newspapers IM a W only from badged vendors. Ricky Stevens Street Roots Vendor The buck starts here Street Roots and its vendors are a powerful, community-driven solution 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. U se th e s e fo u r s im p le s te p s to be p a rt o f th e s o lu tio n . 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. ■ Vendors - the men and Become a Vendor women who sell the Vendor orientations are at 1 p.m. every Tuesday and 11 a.m, Fridays at our office: Street Roots, 211 NW Davis St., Portland, OR 97209 newspaper - are at the core o f 1 Street Roots’ mission. Each Rose City Resource Guide 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 ■ Street Roots is an award winning newspaper focusing buy papers, as many as they want, for 25 cents each, and sell them for $1 each, keeping Professional Journalists and adheres to its standards of ethics in journalism. on issues of social justice with coverage on a wide variety of interests. Street Roots is a member of the Society of all income and tips from each FIND US ONLINE AT STREETROOTS.ORG 0 □ □ □ @STREETROOTS ■ Volunteer your time and/or expertise and help the organization grow. ■ Share Street Roots with sale. management of Street Roots, meeting regularly to discuss 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. ■ 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. - your network, and tell people about the organization. Board of Directors. Vendor orientations are a t 1 p.m. Tuesdays and 11 a.m. Fridays a t the Street Roots office. Arrive 15 minutes early. Donate Today! W e c a n ’t d o i t w ith o u t y o u r h e lp . D o n o rs lik e y o u m a ke it p o s s ib le to k e e p th e lig h ts o n , fu n d Mail Give one-tim e o r Street Roots X re c urrin g don a tio ns o n lin e p ro g ra m s a n d e m p o w e r p e o p le e x p e rie n c in g h o m e le s s n e s s . P lea se c o n s id e r a o n e -tim e o r 211 NW Davis St. streeiroots.org r e c u rrin g d o n a tio n to S tre e t R o o ts to d a y . Portland, OR 97209 Thank you!
