Since Street Sense’s beginning, we have relied on volunteers to help people struggling with homelessness get back on their feet. Street Sense provides wonderful opportunities for those who want to do community service, complete an internship or learn about homeless and poverty issues while providing opportunities in writing articles and learning about other forms of journalism.
There are many volunteer positions available regardless of background. In particular, we are looking for several office volunteers. The only qualification is a willingness to help. What’s more, it gives you a forum to speak out on homeless and poverty issues you can’t find that in other media publications.
We offer a morning (9 a.m. to 1 p.m.) and an afternoon (1 to 5 p.m.) shift, and we are looking for several volunteers to commit to one or more shifts per week. The opportunity is ideal for college students, people with flexible schedules and retirees. Office volunteers serve on the “front lines” of Street Sense, distributing papers to our vendors so they can sell the papers on the streets and earn an immediate income. Office volunteers also help with administrative tasks in the office, such as Internet research and data entry.
If you work 9 to 5, there are also opportunities to volunteer by contributing to the writing, editing and layout of the newspaper. We have a circulation of around 30,000 papers a month.
If you are a Street Sense vendor who enjoys writing and you’re looking to get interested in being more involved, you can with an interest in writing. Come join Writer’s Group every Wednesday and give your input on how to make the paper better.
If you are interested, please contact our office at (202) 347-2006.
