Street Roots is a 501(c)3 nonprofit based in Portland, Oregon. We produce an award-winning, weekly newsaper focusing on social, economic and environmental justice, with an expertise in issues of poverty and homelessness. We specialize in indepth, long-form journalism.
Our mission is to create income opportunities for people experiencing homelessness and poverty by producing a newspaper and other media that are catalysts for individual and social change. Each year, we serve about 800 vendors each year in the Portland metro area.
Street Roots is a member of the International Network of Street Papers, which includes more than 110 similar, but independent, publications in 30 countries worldwide.