StreetWise, Inc. is a social enterprise designed to help the homeless and those at risk of homelessness out of poverty. The organization accomplishes its mission in two ways: first, StreetWise provides its clients an array of social services, with a particular focus on employment training and housing support; second, by publishing a weekly magazine that is bought wholesale by the agency's vendors and then resold by them for a profit. The StreetWise model combines this opportunity for gainful self-employment with supportive social services to assist vendors on the road to financial self-sufficiency. Since its founding in 1992, more than 9,000 vendors have benefited from the income, training and social service supports provided by StreetWise. In 2011, the agency expects to serve approximately 400 impoverished men and women.
As a publication, StreetWise Magazine is socially conscious and Chicago-centric. It raises awareness on the impact of poverty and homelessness in Chicago, across the nation, and around the world. The editorial staff work hard to provide intriguing articles about today's important issues as well as entertaining articles to enhance the reader’s daily life. By engaging the unemployed and underemployed as vendors, StreetWise is able to personalize the face of Chicago’s poor while, at the same time, providing them with an income opportunity.
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