Street Sense Media
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
Street Sense is now Street Sense Media. Our new name reflects an evolution in our programming that began in 2013. And our new name more accurately describes the organization as it exists today.
Our Mission and History - Street Sense Media
Our mission is to end homelessness in the Washington, D.C. area by empowering people in need with the skills, tools, and confidence to succeed.
With rates of homelessness on the rise, the death toll is rising too
Jan 1, 2025 · Between 2023 and 2024, the District saw rates of homelessness rise for the second year in a row, with older residents representing the fastest-growing group of unhoused people, according to this year’s Point-In-Time (PIT) Count results.Deaths for the unhoused are often due to a lack of access to health care, and with rising rates of people over 55 experiencing homelessness, those medical ...
Empower change in your community - Street Sense Media
Fifteen years ago, a new and unique partnership was forged in Washington, D.C. A pair of volunteers teamed up with people experiencing homelessness to publish a newspaper called Street Sense.. In the decade and a half since we printed our first issue, Street Sense Media has evolved into nonprofit multimedia center that empowers people in need with the skills, tools and confidence to succeed.
Street Sense - Street Sense Media
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.
Homeless Crisis Reporting Project - Street Sense Media
D.C. has increased its efforts against homeless encampments this year. Why it matters: Homelessness has risen two years in a row, drawing questions around whether the city is being effective in reducing the unhoused population. The big picture: A Supreme Court decision in June effectively allows cities to ban people from sleeping in public spaces — …
Street Sense: A History
By Nkongho Beteck November 6, 2013. Street Sense: A History. In the beginning, it was just “the street paper project.” And the feasibility of that project, the creation of a nonprofit newspaper to be produced and sold by the homeless men and women of Washington, D.C., was not readily apparent to everyone approached by Street Sense co-founders Ted Henson and Laura Thompson, who later became ...
From the beginning, a short anthology of Street Sense Media
Nov 16, 2022 · James Davis shares the history of Street Sense Media for the organization's 20th anniversary.
Reporter's Guide - Street Sense Media
A journalist’s guide to reporting on homelessness. Be aware of the many clichés and tropes used to inaccurately describe homeless people. Clichés and stereotypes often define stories about homeless people.