Did you know Street Roots is working towards going weekly? It’s a big deal.
Going weekly will mean stabilizing your neighborhood vendor’s income. It will mean fostering more relationships between people experiencing poverty and the general public. It will mean more quality journalism and voices from the community. It will mean supporting Street Roots to be strategic and bold in the work we do on the poverty front. A stronger Street Roots means a stronger social justice community in Portland.
A new and generous donor believes so much in Street Roots going weekly she has offered to match your donation in April up to $10,000. That’s amazing! We’re asking readers to give a donation this spring to help us on our journey towards weekly.
“I’m going to stay awake all night tonight and look out the windows to make sure this is not a dream,” says Charles, a Street Roots vendor who obtained housing. “My housing and stability have everything to do with Street Roots. They are my family. They are my love.”
Street Roots is love. Street Roots takes on and covers some of the most complex and intense issues facing our community, yet still, it’s about love. It’s about connection and self-worth. It’s about overcoming obstacles and working together. It’s about being a team player and searching for solutions. It’s about making individual and social change in our community.
This spring offers readers a chance to double your impact with a gift to Street Roots. We encourage you to give a one-time or ongoing donation online at www.streetroots.org. You can also send a check to 211 NW Davis, Portland, OR. 97209.
“Thank god for this paper,” says Louis, a Street Roots vendor. “If I didn’t have this paper I’d probably perish. This paper’s a big help, let me tell you. A big help.”
Your donations will go towards creating real change in our community. Your donation will mean making Street Roots strong. Your donation will mean allowing Street Roots to dream big. We can’t thank you enough.
