Organization’s success depends on relationships, community Street Roots is celebrating the first anniversary of being a weekly publication. Only the fourth street newspaper around the globe to be a weekly publication, we are proud of the work we have been ...
31 Dec 2015 - Israel Bayer
There are many reasons why people rely on local media, and still many more why they rely on Street Roots. We are not just an engaging weekly news source; we are an income and advocate for hundreds of people experiencing poverty and homelessness in our cit ...
17 Sep 2015 - Joanne Zuhl
Welcome to Street Roots’ 2014-15 annual report. What an amazing and historic year. In January, after three years of planning and community support, Street Roots doubled its publication schedule to weekly. By going weekly we have been able to give vendors ...
17 Sep 2015 - Israel Bayer
For two days this spring, Street Roots vendors, volunteers, staff and board met to hash out what the next three years of the organization might look like. Understanding that Street Roots went to a weekly publication schedule in January, something the orga ...
12 Jun 2015 - Israel Bayer
How is weekly going? That’s the question we’ve been getting all month. Amazing. For readers who aren’t aware, vendors purchase the newspaper for 25 cents and then sell it for a suggested $1 in the community. When we launched weekly at the beginning of Jan ...
6 Feb 2015 - Israel Bayer
It was standing room only Jan. 2 at the Street Roots office as vendors crowded to get the first glimpse of the new weekly Street Roots newspaper. It was our inaugural edition on a weekly schedule and vendors were excited to get the paper unloaded and out ...
10 Jan 2015 - Street Roots Staff
Some of the best memories of my life have been made with Street Roots. I could write a book about the many beautiful and tragic stories that I’ve witnessed on the streets. Honestly, there’s nothing more rewarding than watching people come together collect ...
1 Jan 2015 - Israel Bayer
Welcome to the inaugural weekly edition of Street Roots! Man y people have asked us how going weekly would change our editorial content. In a way, it won’t change at all. Our aspiration has always been to cover a wide variety of issues important to Oregon ...
31 Dec 2014 - SR editorial board
It’s a busy time of year. I’ll be brief. We know readers are very busy before the holidays. Lots to do. As the year winds down and a new year begins, Street Roots and vendors want to thank you for all of your love. Every day we hear story after story of r ...
29 Dec 2014 - Israel Bayer
This is an incredible time at Street Roots. The dream we laid out five years ago to become a weekly publication is about to come true. Last year at this time Street Roots went public with the idea and the hope that the community would support the transiti ...
6 Dec 2014 - Israel Bayer