Street Sense Media
网页Encampment 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 ...
Our Mission and History - Street Sense Media
网页Our 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 ...
Welcome to the new Street Sense Media - Street Sense Media
网页The 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 employment to …
News Archives - Street Sense Media
网页A 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 ...
People experiencing homelessness struggle avoid violence
网页2023年12月6日 · People experiencing homelessness are subject to many different kinds of violence, including hate crimes, violent robberies, sexual assault and domestic violence. Attacks can come from both people who are housed and unhoused. One study found 30% of victims reported being attacked by someone who …
Street Sense: A History
网页2013年11月6日 · 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 - Street Sense Media
网页Art 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.
The United States Street Paper Movement: Resilience and strength …
网页2021年6月2日 · 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.
Read our latest digital-only edition - Street Sense Media
网页Read 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.
Street Sense becomes a weekly paper in April
网页2021年3月11日 · Street Sense becomes a weekly paper in April. 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 …