Vendor Profile
Vendor ProfileBy Jeff Gray January 16, 2013
Vendor Profile:Glen Artis
When Glen Artis would prop his feet up on the park bench where he slept, the rats would scuttle between…
Vendor ProfileBy Jeff Gray January 3, 2013
Vendor Profile:Dele Akerejah, weaving tales out of shadows
Dele Akerejah sits in his small studio, snippets of construction paper and newsprint flying off his scissors in a constant…
Vendor ProfileBy Eric Falquero January 2, 2013
Vendor Profile:Timothy Donelson
Timothy Donelson volunteered to fight in Operation Desert Storm in an attempt to escape the drug culture that had taken…
Vendor ProfileBy Joel Barnes October 24, 2012
Vendor Profile:Cynthia Mewborn
Vendor Cynthia Mewborn says her tremendous faith in God motivates her to keep marching on, even through difficult circumstances. “God…
Vendor ProfileBy Sydney Franklin October 24, 2012
Vendor Profile:Ivory Wilson, author, former player and forever cowboy
Seven-year Street Sense vendor, Ivory Wilson, knows a thing or two about success. His popularity with customers on the corner…
Vendor ProfileBy Sydney Franklin October 10, 2012
Vendor Profile:Glenn Artis
Building a strong foundation is the key to success. That’s how Street Sense vendor Glenn Artis views his work sellings…
Vendor ProfileBy Mariko Hewer September 26, 2012
Vendor Profile:Tommy Bennett
Tommy Bennett, 56, has one of the most positive outlooks on life you’ll ever encounter. In a soft but firm…
Vendor ProfileBy Chris Trevino September 12, 2012
Vendor Profile:Jacqueline Turner
English actor and comedian Stephen Fry once said “You are who you are when nobody’s watching.” Unfortunately for those in…
Vendor ProfileBy Faithful Okoye August 29, 2012
Vendor Profile: Kedist Girma
For Kedist Girma, the road to homelessness started with an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) complaint that she filed against…
Vendor ProfileBy Lauren Colegrove August 15, 2012
Vendor Profile:Andrell Robinson
Andrell Robinson is a strong believer in the power of respect. A young man in his early 20s, Robinson warns…
Vendor ProfileBy Evi Mariani August 1, 2012
Vendor Profile: Phillip Black
“I’m a strong person, and Street Sense helped me so much. I believe in Street Sense.”
Vendor ProfileBy Faithful Okoye July 18, 2012
VENDOR PROFILE: Terron Solomon
“I already had street sense, but now I have the paper.”
Vendor ProfileBy Natalie Devlin July 2, 2012
VENDOR PROFILE: Tammy and Mick
After high school in Philadelphia, Tammy Karuza married her sweetheart and became an army wife, traveling around the world and…
Vendor ProfileBy Faithful Okoye June 20, 2012
Vendor Profile: Aida Peery
When Aida Peery received her master’s in information systems with a 3.83 GPA, she never thought that in a few years she would be homeless, living on the streets.
Vendor ProfileBy Phillip Howard June 6, 2012
Dear Readers
I know the law can’t watch everything, but every school in the United States should have a breakfast and lunch…
Vendor ProfileBy Brandon Cooper June 6, 2012
Vendor Profile: Sammy Nganga Ngatiri
Sammy Nganga Ngatiri has struggled on two different continents, but still wants to improve the world that has often been…
Vendor ProfileBy Meagan Ramsay April 25, 2012
VENDOR PROFILE: PIEUS ENNELS
The story of Pieus Ennels
Vendor ProfileBy Jessilyn Justice April 11, 2012
VENDOR PROFILE: DEANA BLACK
After overcoming drug abuse and a misdiagnosis, Deana explains her path to redemption.
Vendor ProfileBy Brandon Cooper March 28, 2012
VENDOR PROFILE: SHAKAYE HENRY
Shakaye Henry moved to Washington, D.C. more than three years ago. Although she became homeless not too soon after her move, she has always enjoyed the District.
Vendor ProfileBy Christina Mele March 14, 2012
Vendor Profile: Marcus Green
An in depth look at vendor Marcus Green
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