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Agency Mission To assist Chicago area men and women, who are facing homelessness, achieve personal stability by providing them with a combination of supportive social services and immediate access to gainful employment. The Vision StreetWise will provide Chicagoans in need with, “a hand up, not a handout.” To this end, StreetWise will assure that,[...]
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March 22, 2012
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Saving San Jose Obrero
Two huge hands cradle a sleeping man on the “wall of hope” mural at San Jose Obrero Mission (SJOM) in Pilsen. “Hope, Respect, Jobs, Dignidad” are all part of the picture at this shelter that is home to 40 men on any given night, but which is in danger of closing. Delays in receiving public[...]
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March 21, 2012
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Curtis Thomas: Rapping through life
Though Curtis Thomas is new to the StreetWise family, he is extremely excited to try his hand at something he’s always dreamed of doing. “I’ve always considered myself to be a top salesman type of guy. I figured [StreetWise] would be a good challenge for me to really do what I want to do. I[...]
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March 14, 2012
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StreetWise’s take on the ‘homeless hotspot’
As the executive director of StreetWise Chicago, the oldest running street newspaper in North America, I have followed with interest the strong opinions regarding the Homeless Hotspots pilot project launched a couple of days ago in Austin by BBH and Front Steps, (the Austin area Homeless Alliance). Although I agree completely with New York based[...]
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March 7, 2012
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Gregg Cole: Vendor location & hours
Name: Gregg Cole DOB: 06/02/1963 Location: Cold Stone Creamery – 4709 N. Lincoln Hours: Wednesdays 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Thursdays 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Fridays 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Location: Starbucks – 3356 N. Lincoln Hours: Mondays 7 – 10 a.m. Thursdays 7 – 10 a.m. Fridays 7 – 10 a.m. What[...]
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March 7, 2012
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Lawrence Brown: Marketing ‘me’
StreetWise Vendor Lawrence Brown is nothing but determined. Though he has continually struggled to find work after being laid off his regular job at Ryerson Steel in 1992, he’s kept his head in the game and worked to make the best out of what life has handed him. Lawrence has worked for StreetWise on and[...]
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