- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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14 people are interested
Volunteer for Street Roots' 20th Anniversary Street Party! Great for groups!!!
ORGANIZATION: STREET ROOTS
Please visit the new page to apply.
- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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14 people are interested
Did you know that Street Roots turns 20 this year? Help us celebrate in style at our summer Street Party!
We are in great need for volunteers to help set up, run, and take down this event. Shifts go in minimum of 3 hours, but we would love for you to stay as long as possible. GREAT FOR BIG GROUPS!!!
Enjoy food by Laughing Planet Cafe and cold brew by Stumptown Coffee Roasters, and well as other local food, beverage and entertainment. More details are being added, please check back again soon.
This event is family-friendly and alcohol-free.
Sponsorship opportunities are available. Click here for more information.
And a special thank you to our event sponsors:
Travel Portland
NW Natural
OMBU
OHSU Care Management Social Work
About us:
Street Roots creates income opportunities for people experiencing homelessness and poverty by producing a newspaper and other media that are catalysts for individual and social change.
More opportunities with STREET ROOTS
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About STREET ROOTS
Location:
211 NW DAVIS ST, PORTLAND, OR 97209, US
Mission Statement
Street Roots creates income opportunities for people experiencing homelessness and poverty by producing a newspaper and other media that are catalysts for individual and social change.
Description
- Our Vendor Program has more than 160 active vendors that sell Street Roots in the Portland metropolitan area. More than 500 vendors sell the newspaper during the course of a year. Collectively, nearly 35,000 newspapers are sold each month.
- Our Newspaper delivers in-depth news and commentary on social and economic justice issues important to the entire community. Street Roots is a platform for people on the streets to have a voice in the political and social dialogue, bridging cultural and class divides with a greater understanding on social matters that affect us all.
- Our Resource Guide is a 4'x 4', 104-page guide and is the most comprehensive, updated list of services for people experiencing homelessness and poverty in Multnomah and Washington counties. More than 160,000 guides are published annually by Street Roots and distributed to more than 400 organizations and and entities working with people experiencing homelessness and poverty in the Portland region.
- Our Advocacy efforts are related to homelessness and housing in Portland and throughout the state of Oregon and around the United States.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
211 NW Davis StreetPortlandPortland, OR 97209
DATE POSTED
June 22, 2019
SKILLS
- Event Management
- Facilities Management
- Drawing
- Food Service
- People Skills
- Social Work
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- 3 hours minimum, preferably as long as you can!