About StreetWise
Agency Mission To assist Chicago area men and women, who are facing homelessness, achieve personal stability by providing them with a combination of supportive social services and immediate access to gainful employment. The Vision StreetWise will provide Chicagoans in need with, “a hand up, not a handout.” To this end, StreetWise will assure that,[...]
May 22 – May 28, 2013
Abraham Lincoln set the benchmark for government’s role regarding returning Civil War soldiers in his second inaugural address: “To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan.” President Obama and U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki, (a former NATO commander), have made a similar commitment to[...]
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Doug Golz: hanging his hat in a new place
After waiting for almost 18 months, StreetWise Vendor Doug Golz has finally hung his hat inside his very own apartment on Wilson Avenue. The housing was offered through Mercy Housing Lakefront and even though they only took 250 applications, Doug had lucky Number 249. Where is your new apartment? It’s right up near the Argyle[...]
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Ebony Fashion Fair: clothes showed way to a new reality
The Chicago History Museum’s newly opened Ebony Fashion Fair exhibit showcases the legacy of the famous traveling fashion show, its powerful place in African American history, and the woman behind the vision. Born in 1916 in the southern town of Selma, Ala., Eunice Johnson came from wealthy beginnings. According to a placard at the beginning[...]
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‘Roadkill’ at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater chronicles sex trafficking
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) presents the American premiere of Roadkill, a powerful, award-winning account of the terrifying complexities of contemporary sex trafficking. Based on real experiences, this multimedia story of a young woman forced into prostitution combines direct, chilling performances with video and animation. Conceived and directed by Cora Bissett with text by Stef Smith,[...]
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StreetWise story recalls Route 66 trip of 50 years ago
Remembering the edition of the StreetWise magazine which dealt with Route 66, I am reminded of a past experience of my life back in May-June of 1956. I was 10 years old. My mother, my older brother, and my two younger sisters were leaving Arcola, Illinois (about 35 miles south of Champaign) to go to[...]
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