nonprofit street newspaper and resource guide

Street Roots

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A Portland nonprofit newspaper, vendor-income program, and resource-guide publisher that creates income opportunities for people experiencing homelessness and poverty while producing local accountability journalism. It scores this way because its anti-poverty vendor model and civic journalism are stronger than ordinary media retail, while governance remains nonprofit-board mediated rather than directly worker or vendor controlled.

Why this matters: Street Roots adds Oregon civic-media coverage with a direct anti-poverty economic model and a physical office where vendors and community members interact with the program.

Letter grade A Good Medium confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1 Last reviewed May 15, 2026

Final Score 56* A - Good

AGOOD56 pts

* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

Base Material50

Bonus+6

Cap66No structure cap

After Cap56

Penalties0

Small business context

This entry is classified as a small business using observable scale signals: independent control, local or limited operations, and no evidence of public-company or national-chain scale. The small-business calibration keeps the ordinary rubric but reads evidence at person scale: living-wage pricing is not extraction by itself, while worker and contractor treatment, owner surplus, transparency, advertising pressure, dissent tolerance, and recourse matter more. Harm, toxicity, surveillance, labor, coercion, opacity, and hidden-parent penalties are not relaxed.

Applied cap: No structure cap

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Evaluation Overview

A - Good

The score turns mainly on Ownership; no penalty currently dominates the evaluation.

Strengths

Ownership7/10
Extraction7/10
Solidarity with the Unemployed7/7

Penalties

No penalties applied in this version.

Evidence state

ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)
ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)
Linked claims7
Direct axis claims7
Coverage7/12

Scoring Axes

Axis	Score	Why this score
Ownership ? Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control at 10.	7 / 10	The linked record identifies Street Roots as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization in Portland. The linked record identifies Street Roots as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization in Portland. This places Street Roots high on Ownership versus ordinary private competitors because the reviewed record shows nonprofit, employee-owned, reuse, mobility, literacy, or anti-poverty purpose tied directly to the public offering. It stays below the strongest democratic-worker or public-commons examples where the evidence does not show full worker/member rulemaking or universal public accountability. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, credit unions, reuse retailers, public-interest media, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence Street Roots describes itself as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization in Portland. [1] context Street Roots publishes a weekly newspaper sold by people experiencing homelessness and poverty and also distributes a regional resource guide. [2] context Street Roots' core offering is local journalism, income opportunity, advocacy, and resource information rather than attention extraction. [3]
Governance ? Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic stakeholder control at 10.	5 / 10	Street Roots' core offering is local journalism, income opportunity, advocacy, and resource information rather than attention extraction. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, credit unions, reuse retailers, public-interest media, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence context Street Roots describes itself as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization in Portland. [1] context Street Roots publishes a weekly newspaper sold by people experiencing homelessness and poverty and also distributes a regional resource guide. [2] context Street Roots' core offering is local journalism, income opportunity, advocacy, and resource information rather than attention extraction. [3]
Extraction ? Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured extraction judgment.	7 / 10	Street Roots' core offering is local journalism, income opportunity, advocacy, and resource information rather than attention extraction. Street Roots' core offering is local journalism, income opportunity, advocacy, and resource information rather than attention extraction. This places Street Roots high on Extraction versus ordinary private competitors because the reviewed record shows nonprofit, employee-owned, reuse, mobility, literacy, or anti-poverty purpose tied directly to the public offering. It stays below the strongest democratic-worker or public-commons examples where the evidence does not show full worker/member rulemaking or universal public accountability. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, credit unions, reuse retailers, public-interest media, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence context Street Roots describes itself as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization in Portland. [1] context Street Roots publishes a weekly newspaper sold by people experiencing homelessness and poverty and also distributes a regional resource guide. [2] context Street Roots' core offering is local journalism, income opportunity, advocacy, and resource information rather than attention extraction. [3]
Labor Sovereignty ? Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at 7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling, retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of worker voice, or extreme turnover.	4 / 7	Street Roots' core offering is local journalism, income opportunity, advocacy, and resource information rather than attention extraction. Street Roots' core offering is local journalism, income opportunity, advocacy, and resource information rather than attention extraction. This keeps Street Roots in the positive middle of Labor Sovereignty: the offering is more useful and less extractive than conventional comparators, but the available evidence is narrower than the strongest cooperative, public, or worker-controlled institutions. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, credit unions, reuse retailers, public-interest media, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence context Street Roots describes itself as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization in Portland. [1] context Street Roots publishes a weekly newspaper sold by people experiencing homelessness and poverty and also distributes a regional resource guide. [2] context Street Roots' core offering is local journalism, income opportunity, advocacy, and resource information rather than attention extraction. [3]
Solidarity with the Unemployed ? Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment, and non-competes.	7 / 7	Street Roots states that its mission is to create income opportunities for people experiencing homelessness and poverty. Street Roots states that its mission is to create income opportunities for people experiencing homelessness and poverty. This places Street Roots high on Solidarity with the Unemployed versus ordinary private competitors because the reviewed record shows nonprofit, employee-owned, reuse, mobility, literacy, or anti-poverty purpose tied directly to the public offering. It stays below the strongest democratic-worker or public-commons examples where the evidence does not show full worker/member rulemaking or universal public accountability. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, credit unions, reuse retailers, public-interest media, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence context Street Roots describes itself as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization in Portland. [1] context Street Roots publishes a weekly newspaper sold by people experiencing homelessness and poverty and also distributes a regional resource guide. [2] context Street Roots' core offering is local journalism, income opportunity, advocacy, and resource information rather than attention extraction. [3] Street Roots states that its mission is to create income opportunities for people experiencing homelessness and poverty. [4]
Loss-Bearing Fidelity ? Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and public obligations.	6 / 7	Street Roots' core offering is local journalism, income opportunity, advocacy, and resource information rather than attention extraction. Street Roots' core offering is local journalism, income opportunity, advocacy, and resource information rather than attention extraction. This places Street Roots high on Loss-Bearing Fidelity versus ordinary private competitors because the reviewed record shows nonprofit, employee-owned, reuse, mobility, literacy, or anti-poverty purpose tied directly to the public offering. It stays below the strongest democratic-worker or public-commons examples where the evidence does not show full worker/member rulemaking or universal public accountability. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, credit unions, reuse retailers, public-interest media, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence context Street Roots describes itself as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization in Portland. [1] context Street Roots publishes a weekly newspaper sold by people experiencing homelessness and poverty and also distributes a regional resource guide. [2] context Street Roots' core offering is local journalism, income opportunity, advocacy, and resource information rather than attention extraction. [3]
Market Conduct ? Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.	4 / 5	Street Roots publishes a weekly newspaper sold by people experiencing homelessness and poverty and also distributes a regional resource guide. Street Roots publishes a weekly newspaper sold by people experiencing homelessness and poverty and also distributes a regional resource guide. This keeps Street Roots in the positive middle of Market Conduct: the offering is more useful and less extractive than conventional comparators, but the available evidence is narrower than the strongest cooperative, public, or worker-controlled institutions. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, credit unions, reuse retailers, public-interest media, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence context Street Roots describes itself as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization in Portland. [1] Street Roots publishes a weekly newspaper sold by people experiencing homelessness and poverty and also distributes a regional resource guide. [2] context Street Roots' core offering is local journalism, income opportunity, advocacy, and resource information rather than attention extraction. [3]
Product Integrity ? Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.	5 / 5	Street Roots' core offering is local journalism, income opportunity, advocacy, and resource information rather than attention extraction. Street Roots' core offering is local journalism, income opportunity, advocacy, and resource information rather than attention extraction. This keeps Street Roots in the positive middle of Product Integrity: the offering is more useful and less extractive than conventional comparators, but the available evidence is narrower than the strongest cooperative, public, or worker-controlled institutions. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, credit unions, reuse retailers, public-interest media, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence context Street Roots describes itself as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization in Portland. [1] context Street Roots publishes a weekly newspaper sold by people experiencing homelessness and poverty and also distributes a regional resource guide. [2] Street Roots' core offering is local journalism, income opportunity, advocacy, and resource information rather than attention extraction. [3]
Scale Integrity ? Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.	5 / 5	Street Roots' core offering is local journalism, income opportunity, advocacy, and resource information rather than attention extraction. Street Roots' core offering is local journalism, income opportunity, advocacy, and resource information rather than attention extraction. This keeps Street Roots in the positive middle of Scale Integrity: the offering is more useful and less extractive than conventional comparators, but the available evidence is narrower than the strongest cooperative, public, or worker-controlled institutions. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, credit unions, reuse retailers, public-interest media, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence context Street Roots describes itself as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization in Portland. [1] context Street Roots publishes a weekly newspaper sold by people experiencing homelessness and poverty and also distributes a regional resource guide. [2] context Street Roots' core offering is local journalism, income opportunity, advocacy, and resource information rather than attention extraction. [3]

Penalties

No penalties applied in this version.

Bonus Credits

Bonus	Credit	Why this credit
Openness to Dissent ? Credit for tolerating internal, user, customer, worker, and public dissent without retaliation, capture, or viewpoint laundering.	2 / 3	Street Roots says it produces investigative, explanatory, and solutions journalism focused on holding powerful people accountable. Street Roots says it produces investigative, explanatory, and solutions journalism focused on holding powerful people accountable. This supports a limited Openness to Dissent bonus because the organization provides unusually accessible, civic, reuse, or community-benefit terms compared with baseline private competitors. The credit remains partial because the record does not show a comprehensive guarantee across every user, price, or access condition. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, credit unions, reuse retailers, public-interest media, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence Street Roots says it produces investigative, explanatory, and solutions journalism focused on holding powerful people accountable. [5]
Constitutional Spirit ? Credit for respecting constitutional rights and civil-liberties norms even where private law does not strictly require it.	2 / 3	Street Roots says its newspaper maintains editorial independence and adheres to the Society of Professional Journalists' Code of Ethics. Street Roots says its newspaper maintains editorial independence and adheres to the Society of Professional Journalists' Code of Ethics. This supports a limited Constitutional Spirit bonus because the organization provides unusually accessible, civic, reuse, or community-benefit terms compared with baseline private competitors. The credit remains partial because the record does not show a comprehensive guarantee across every user, price, or access condition. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, credit unions, reuse retailers, public-interest media, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence Street Roots says its newspaper maintains editorial independence and adheres to the Society of Professional Journalists' Code of Ethics. [6]
Good Deal ? Credit for unusually fair value: durable quality, fair pricing, low lock-in, and clear customer surplus.	2 / 3	Street Roots vendors buy newspapers at a low wholesale price and keep the resale proceeds as income. Street Roots vendors buy newspapers at a low wholesale price and keep the resale proceeds as income. This supports a limited Good Deal bonus because the organization provides unusually accessible, civic, reuse, or community-benefit terms compared with baseline private competitors. The credit remains partial because the record does not show a comprehensive guarantee across every user, price, or access condition. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit repair shops, credit unions, reuse retailers, public-interest media, and conventional retail chains. Linked evidence Street Roots vendors buy newspapers at a low wholesale price and keep the resale proceeds as income. [7]

Confidence Basis

Confidence is computed from the evidence trail and review state, not typed into the profile by hand.

Medium 76/100

7 verified linked claims 7 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 7/12 components covered

This confidence label measures the source-backed evidence trail. AI-scaffolded scores remain tentative until human review.

Claim confidence 20/20

7 verified linked claims

Source quality 12/18

Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability

Direct axis-specific claims 9/18

7 direct claims across 12 active components

Dispute load 12/12

0 disputed claims on this entity

Recency 10/10

Newest accepted timestamp: May 15, 2026

Reviewer status 7/12

Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding

Component coverage 6/10

7/12 evidence-bearing components have direct support

Evidence State

Profile stateAI draft / human-pending

VerificationUnverified

ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)

ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)

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Claims and Sources

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* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

1Street Roots describes itself as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization in Portland.

Ownership Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 15, 2026

Street Roots aboutOfficial self-description · 68%

2Street Roots publishes a weekly newspaper sold by people experiencing homelessness and poverty and also distributes a regional resource guide.

Market Conduct Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 15, 2026

Street Roots contactGeneral web source · 58%

3Street Roots' core offering is local journalism, income opportunity, advocacy, and resource information rather than attention extraction.

Product Integrity Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 15, 2026

Street Roots contactGeneral web source · 58%

4Street Roots states that its mission is to create income opportunities for people experiencing homelessness and poverty.

Solidarity Unemployed Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 15, 2026

Street Roots aboutOfficial self-description · 68%

5Street Roots says it produces investigative, explanatory, and solutions journalism focused on holding powerful people accountable.

Openness To Dissent Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 15, 2026

Street Roots aboutOfficial self-description · 68%

6Street Roots says its newspaper maintains editorial independence and adheres to the Society of Professional Journalists' Code of Ethics.

Constitutional Spirit Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 15, 2026

Street Roots aboutOfficial self-description · 68%

7Street Roots vendors buy newspapers at a low wholesale price and keep the resale proceeds as income.

Good Deal Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 15, 2026

Street Roots aboutOfficial self-description · 68%

Competitors

AGOOD55 ProPublica nonprofit investigative newsroom · United States BQUALIFIED45 The Guardian trust-owned news organization · United Kingdom BQUALIFIED43 Associated Press nonprofit news cooperative · United States BQUALIFIED43 NPR nonprofit public-radio news network · United States CPERFORMATIVE40 BBC public-service broadcaster · United Kingdom DEXTRACTIVE34 Reuters global news agency · United Kingdom DEXTRACTIVE33 Financial Times business newspaper and digital news organization · United Kingdom DEXTRACTIVE28 The Economist Group magazine and business-intelligence publisher · United Kingdom

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