Street Sense Media
WEBEncampment Updates: Three closures leave people scrambling to find somewhere to go. Street Sense Media offers economic opportunities to people experiencing homelessness through media that elevates voices and encourages debate on poverty and ...
Welcome to the new Street Sense Media - Street Sense Media
WEBThe name change and new programming at Street Sense Media in no way reflects a lessening commitment to our newspaper. The paper turns fourteen in November and is stronger than ever. It will continue to be a vehicle for vendor writing and news about homelessness and poverty. It will continue to provide …
Our Mission and History - Street Sense Media
WEBOur History. Street Sense Media was founded as Street Sense in August 2003 after two volunteers, Laura Thompson-Osuri and Ted Henson, approached the National Coalition for the Homeless on separate occasions about starting a street newspaper in Washington, D.C. After bringing together a core of dedicated volunteers and vendors, Street Sense ...
Read our latest digital-only edition - Street Sense Media
WEBRead our latest digital-only edition. Street Sense Media resumed print distribution of our publication on July 1. Please find a vendor to buy a copy today if you are out and about.
Podcasts - Street Sense Media
WEBLook at This a Street Sense Media Podcast, is a six-episode podcast series that debuted June 1, 2021. It shares the stories, struggles, and triumphs of the men and women experiencing homelessness who sell the Street Sense newspaper in Washington, D.C. Sounds from the Street is a multi-part series from 2015-2017 that elevates the voices of ...
News Archives - Street Sense Media
WEBA report published by the Apartment and Office Building Association says the affordable housing market is facing a “looming crisis.”. News By Fiona Riley July 17, 2024. Tenants say landlords don’t play by the rules. Here’s how advocates want D.C. to make them. Many buildings have documented proof from tenants of poor living conditions ...
Street Sense: A History
WEBNov 6, 2013 · Street Sense was a reality. “Getting out that first issue was incredibly helpful in terms of convincing people, including ourselves, that we could do this and that we were for real,” Henson said. In 2004, Street Sense moved into its own office in the Church of Epiphany in Northwest Washington, D.C. By 2005, the paper had received 501 c 3 ...
Street Sense becomes a weekly paper in April
WEBMar 11, 2021 · Next month, Street Sense Media will realize a long-time goal of doubling how often we publish Street Sense, the street paper of our nation’s capital.. Following our April 7 edition, you can look forward to a new publication every Wednesday! At the heart of this expansion is one simple thing: vendor income.
The United States Street Paper Movement: Resilience and strength …
WEBJun 2, 2021 · International Network of Street Papers: North America By Israel Bayer, Director . In the face of a global pandemic, a growing climate and eviction crisis and mass homelessness, street papers in more than 100 cities around the world (28 in the U.S.) continue to come together and respond with both poise and purpose.
Street Sense - Street Sense Media
WEBArt By Jackie Turner August 16, 2023. Street Sense. Street Sense Media is a nonprofit business. Like many others, it goes up and down. Yet, through it all, we remain the only street paper in the District.