.jpg) A Street Roots salesman with newspapers | |
| Type | Weekly alternative newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Compact |
| Editor | K. Rambo [1] |
| Founded | 1998 [2] |
| Political alignment | Homeless advocacy |
| Headquarters | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Circulation | 10,000 (as of 2018)[3] |
| Website | streetroots |
Street Roots is a Portland, Oregon, United States–based homeless advocacy group[4] and a weekly alternative newspaper that covers homeless issues.[5] The newsprint is sold by and for the homeless in Portland.[6] The paper is published every week and sold through vendors who are currently or formerly homeless. The paper's editorial position is homeless advocacy. Vendors purchase the paper for 25 cents and sell them for $1 and keep the difference of 75 cents. The paper features alternative news, interviews, and poetry written by local journalists as well as the homeless and those who work with them.
- ^ "K. Rambo | Street Roots".
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
1998awas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cohen, Jason (February 27, 2018). "Meet the New Executive Director of 'Street Roots'". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- ^ Harnisch, Kelsey (November 19, 2019). "Emails Show Portland Businesses Wanted Homeless Meal Service Gone From a Downtown Park". Willamette Week. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
Kaia Sand, executive director of the homeless advocacy group Street Roots,
- ^ "Street Roots responds to continuation of Portland homeless sweep". KGW. 22 December 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
"Street Roots, a local newspaper that covers homeless issues" at 13 to 15 seconds in video
- ^ Griffin, Anna (2015-03-01). "Our Homeless Crisis: Join our Monday live chat with reporter Anna Griffin and Street Roots executive director Israel Bayer". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2019-04-16.