Vending for Street Sense changed my life. Having an alternate source of income is vital to sustaining a normal lifestyle without needing a government subsidy.
Raking leaves and shoveling snow are seasonal at best. They help, but year-round employment would alleviate a lot of problems caused for me by homelessness.
If you empower yourself financially, other than vending and writing for Street Sense and other publications, you still contribute to the society around you with pure love and passion.
This will help you increase and reinforce the level of your writing. It is a double benefit because it spreads the word for those unheard voices of the homeless population.
Part-time jobs or a small personal business will help greatly for someone with a disability which is a problem for some vendors.
