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Our Mission
We create income opportunities for
people ejgaenenctng homelessness
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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
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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.
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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
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@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!
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211 NW Davis St.
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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!