Nothing about publishing a newspaper is easy. Being able to maintain a timely and informative product that engages and educates the public is even harder.
Street Roots works tirelessly to bring readers insights and stories that represent the community we serve — readers and people experiencing poverty alike.
We hope that readers who have not donated this year, or ever before, will help us on our journey. Street Roots finds itself at a crossroads in wanting to go weekly this time next year. In order to do this, we need the support of the community.
A one-time or recurring donation to Street Roots will go a long way in helping us realize our dreams. More importantly, it will help increase vendors’ income by up to 70 percent. It will act as a stabilizer their lives to be able to work towards real individual and collective change.
Simply put, a donation, large or small, will mean giving people a hand up.
It will mean giving people on the fringes a voice through the newspaper and online. It will mean holding government accountable on the poverty and social justice front. It will mean giving people of color, those less fortunate, those with innovative ideas and dreams, a platform to tell their stories and for the general public to understand how we are all connected.
I’ve said it before, but it’s true. Street Roots is a small train that carries a heavy load in the community. We are all Street Roots — readers and vendors alike.
The heart of what we do is supporting people experiencing poverty and homelessness to get back on their feet. We play a role in facilitating people’s access to housing and other services with an array of social-service providers and partners. This year, Street Roots will have given more than 400 people an opportunity to prevent or work toward getting out of homelessness.
By helping us go weekly you are joining the Street Roots team and saying, “I believe in something more, something good, something powerful and growing in our community.” We can’t thank you enough for your support.
Give today by going to www.streetroots.org or at the Give Guide (www.giveguide.org) or by writing to us at 211 NW Davis, Portland, OR 97209.
Have an amazing holiday and we thank you for the love!