Dear Street Rooters,
Street Roots needs to raise $1,500 dollars in August to reach our summer goal of $15,000 to help the organization remain sustainable during these hard economic times.
You all have already done so much -thank you! We’re almost there. What we need to reach our goal is $1,500 and we hope that can be from old and new friends to Street Roots. Please forward this to your friends, neighbors, co-workers and family to tell them about the great work of Street Roots and help us meet our goal. Plus, new friends to Street Roots helps build the movement year round!
The Ganapati Fund “Remover Of Obstacles” in Portland is offering a matching grant challenge for five one-hundred dollar donations in support of Street Roots Vendor Program. A $100 donation could help leverage $1,000 for Street Roots. We, of course, would love to match a $100 donation from you, but would also love to match $100 donations from people new to the Roots – Please spread the word!
If you are interested in giving to this matching fund, please e-mail Israel at streetroots@hotmail.com or call us at 503.228.5657 or give safely on-line today and forward this to your friends. You can also give through the mail at Street Roots, 211 NW Davis, Portland, Oregon 97209.
More than 80 vendors experiencing homelessness and poverty work with local businesses and thousands of customer’s everyday. The relationships being built are invaluable. This year alone Street Roots has worked with hundreds of individuals on the streets to give people access to job training skills, a supplemental income, housing and most importantly, dignity.
In July and August the newspaper highlighted important stories on the African and Asian communities while also featuring Multnomah County Chair Ted Wheeler.
In the current edition of the newspaper we report on life for people experiencing homelessness and poverty in Portland motels along with a hard look at affordable housing downtown and throughout the region. We also highlight the voices coming from the streets, giving all of us a unique perspective.
Over the summer we reported and led a campaign to save 100s of individuals from losing Section 8 vouchers in NW Oregon and throughout the country. We did it! HUD recently fully funded the housing authority in NW Oregon and Street Roots coverage and advocacy helped save hundreds from losing their housing not only in Oregon, but around the country.
A housing advocate recently sent this letter to us. “Congratulations on the successful advocacy campaign spearheaded by Street Roots to save the homes of Section 8 tenants in Northwest Oregon and elsewhere around the country. It is inspiring to see the power of the press used to protect the most vulnerable among us.”
With your help we can continue to empower people and report and highlight stories that are not only real and meaningful, but that have an impact in our community.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Israel Bayer, Executive Director
Also read Loaded Orygun piece on Street Roots.
Vendor corner: Home sweet home.