STREET ROOTS INC

VENDOR PROGRAM- STREET ROOTS VENDOR PROGRAM ENGAGED WITH 365 VENDORS, AND TOGETHER THEY SOLD 243,317 PAPERS. VENDORS RECEIVED LOW BARRIER ACCESS TO INCOME, AS WELL AS A SENSE OF COMMUNITY, THROUGH THEIR PARTICIPATION WITH STREET ROOTS. IN ADDITION TO EARNING INCOME, VENDORS ALSO OBTAINED RESOURCE NAVIGATION TO NEEDED SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY; ACCESSED BASIC NEEDS ITEMS (TENTS, SOCKS, GLOVES, HYGIENE PRODUCTS); ENGAGED IN CONTINUED EDUCATION RELATED TO CREATIVE WRITING AND MEDIA; AND CO-CREATED OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEER SUPPORT. IN ADDITION, THE VENDOR PROGRAM PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED APPROXIMATELY 200,000 ROSE CITY RESOURCE GUIDES, WHICH PROVIDE CRITICAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOCAL SERVICES AND SUPPORTS RELATED TO HOMELESSNESS, HOUSING INSTABILITY, CRISIS SERVICES, AND IMPACTS OF POVERTY. EDITORIAL PROGRAM - STREET ROOTS EDITORIAL PROGRAM PRODUCED A WEEKLY PAPER, OFFERING TRUSTED, INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM TO RESIDENTS AROUND THE METRO REGION. AN INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS REPORTER WAS ADDED TO THE TEAM, WHICH PROVIDED KEY NEWS RELATED TO THE VAST AND IMPORTANT ISSUES LINKED TO OUR MANY STATE TRIBES AND INDIGENOUS NEIGHBORS. THE STREET ROOTS EDITORIAL TEAM WERE RECOGNIZED THROUGH THE ANNUAL REGION 10 SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM AWARDS, WITH STREET ROOTS' ILLUSTRATOR & DESIGNER, ETTA O'DONNELL-KING WINNING SECOND PLACE FOR PHOTO & DESIGN FOR SMALL/MEDIUM PUBLICATIONS. STREET ROOTS EDITORIAL STAFF HOSTED AND/OR CONTRIBUTED TO A VARIETY OF EVENTS AND EFFORTS TO EXPAND JOURNALISM EDUCATION, INCLUDING: ?PAID INTERNSHIPS AND ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL VOLUNTEER POSITIONS. ?PRESENTED EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS AT MULTIPLE CONFERENCES AIMED AT HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS. ?PRESENTED EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS IN INDIVIDUAL CLASSROOMS. STREET ROOTS EDITORIAL STAFF ALSO PUBLISHED UNBIASED, NONPARTISAN INFORMATION TO ENABLE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, INCLUDING INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO REGISTER TO VOTE, WHERE TO CAST A BALLOT, WHAT WAS ON THE BALLOT, AS WELL AS REGULAR UPDATES ON LOCAL, COUNTY AND STATE GOVERNMENT. ADMINISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT - STREET ROOT'S ADMINISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTS WORKED DILIGENTLY TO RUN A SUCCESSFUL CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO PURCHASE A NEW BUILDING TO CALL STREET ROOTS' HOME. THIS INCLUDED THOUGHTFUL FUNDRAISING, INTENSE PROJECT MANAGEMENT, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN WILL RUN INTO THE FOLLOWING FISCAL YEAR, AND THE TEAM MOVED INTO THE NEW BUILDING IN THE FALL OF 2024.