Maryland

Hiking for Hope

The Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless kicked off its 2013 Fannie Mae Help the Homeless program with a May 5 Shelter Walk ‘n Roll… Read more »

All Trains Lead Home: America’s Train-Hopper Culture

Aaron Dactyl’s Railroad Semantics #2: Southern Oregon, Northern California is a travelogue by a train-jumping diarist and photographer who shares his experiences of riding the… Read more »

How Do I Speak

How do I speak with other voices that have words that are not my own? How will I say these words to a people so… Read more »

The Roller Coaster of My Life

Well my loyal Street Sense readers, happy new issue to you all. As my loyal readers know, my life in the past years had more… Read more »

From Another Angle

I was watching the “Melissa Harris-Perry” show on MSNBC. The segment aired a while back but it has stuck in my mind. It was called… Read more »

Perpetuum Mobile

Nobody remembers who first talked about the idea of perpetuum mobile (Latinum). The English translation is perpetual motion. For a long time people were sure… Read more »

If God Was Homeless Would You Help Him?

When things are going bad and this light is getting dim He’s standing on the corner with no idea where to go, Feeling at his… Read more »

Whiskas

My little kitty who is now a full grown cat I raised her up as a kitten last year around April 2012 She had kittens… Read more »

Earth Day

Earth: the planet that we live on and the only planet in the solar system known to harbor any life form. Earth Day is the… Read more »

Left Behind

A six-year-old boy Left behind by his father Outcast by half his blood For being his mother’s son.   As he grew older His mother… Read more »

Before The Rain PT 18: BU-BU BURAS, VOU-DOU HARASSING IN BURAS

How they got to the beat down village, of Buras was anyone’s guess. Loomishad blanked awake in time to spy the smacking of dat immense… Read more »

Fulfillment Part 2

After arriving in New York, they checked into the Pierre. The men shared a room, and Gayle had her own. After unpacking, they met on… Read more »

Volunteer Network Feeds Thousands

Every Friday evening at 6 Scott Feger and his family rendezvous at the Hampshire View Baptist Church and begin loading the church van with coolers…. Read more »

Charm City Connection

Street Sense vendor Morgan Jones describes an experience with a similar street paper.

Getting Out The Word

Word on the Street, Baltimore’s new street paper, has hit the ground running.

After the Walkathon Mini-Walks Carry On

For 24 years, the Fannie Mae Help the Homeless Walkathon brought crowds of spirited marchers to the heart of Washington. The event raised public awareness… Read more »

Service Spotlight: Empowering Women International

Families from all over the world come to the D.C. area for refuge and opportunity. Unfortunately for many, those opportunities are often difficult to come… Read more »

Service Spotlight: Celestial Manna

Every Friday when Scott Seger gets home from work, he eats dinner with his family. After that, it is almost 6 p.m., and he and… Read more »

VA Announces Grants to Help End Veteran Homelessness

Through the national SSVF program, VA is able to award grants to organizations that help transition low-income Veterans and their families into permanent housing and more stable conditions.

Vendor Profile: Phillip Black

“I’m a strong person, and Street Sense helped me so much. I believe in Street Sense.”