Art
ArtBy Marcellus Phillips July 11, 2017
Money Will Never Be More Valuable Than Life, pt 2
I successfully graduated high school and my grandmother passed away peacefully, knowing that. But I nearly followed her. [read part…
ArtBy Vennie Hill Bracey July 11, 2017
Have You Got a Good Childhood Story?
Well, I do. I remember being about nine or ten. I had a best boy cousin by the name of…
ArtBy Elizabeth Bryant July 10, 2017
School Days
I”m going to school to get my General Equivalency Diploma (GED). My teacher really work with me. I’ve passed the…
ArtBy Barron Hall June 29, 2017
My Secret to Getting off the Street
Street Sense vendor discusses his faith and the world we live in
ArtBy Patty Smith June 29, 2017
Poverty is Like Surviving a War
A poem on the devastation of being without a home
ArtBy Marcus Green June 29, 2017
These Things Save the Homeless
Street Sense vendor Marcus Green gives advice to those experiencing homelessness
ArtBy Gwynette Smith June 29, 2017
Treat and Support the Whole Person
Programs through local YMCAs and YWCSs would offer stability to the homeless community as people look for jobs, Street Sense vendor Gwynette Smith writes.
ArtBy Reginald Denny June 29, 2017
It’s Complicated
Street Sense vendor Reginald Denny offers words of wisdom for those experiencing homelessness
ArtBy Lenna Jo Dugle Herzog / Cheryl K. Barnes / Paula Dyan June 20, 2017
From Indiana to DC: Memories of Michael’s Journey
Several personal vignettes about the life of Michael Stoops.
Art June 20, 2017
The American Mother Teresa
By Brian Levin Michael Stoops, known as the American Mother Teresa, was a beloved advisory board member of the Center…
ArtBy Patty Smith / Chris Shaw / Gwynette Smith / Patricia Jefferson June 20, 2017
Street Sense Vendors Remember Michael
Angels Are Watching By Patty Smith Dedicated to Michael Stoops The angels are watching, The birds are watching, To see…
Art June 19, 2017
What You Could Do For Michael
By Chuck Currie It is with grand sadness that I am unable to join in the celebration of the life…
A Champion for Street Papers
By Brian Davis Michael Stoops loved street newspapers. He was the community organizer for the National Coalition for the Homeless…
ArtBy Patty Smith June 19, 2017
Fond Memories
Fond memories, In the corners of my mind, so many memories of distant times. Wishing you were here Because…
ArtBy Chon Gotti June 19, 2017
Father’s Day Prayer
Let’s take a moment of silence and pray: Father, God, I come to you today asking that you give us…
ArtBy Sybil Taylor June 19, 2017
Father’s Day in Heaven
To a special father and grandfather: I am missing you this Father’s Day. It is not the same without you,…
ArtBy Robert Warren June 19, 2017
Black Fathers on Father’s Day
I guess I am like many Black men; I get a funny feeling when Father’s Day comes around. Too many…
ArtBy Marcus Green June 19, 2017
What is a Father?
There is my Heavenly Father. I choose to call him Allah. When all else is gone, you always can depend…
ArtBy Sheila White June 19, 2017
A Letter to Dad
You removed me from your life. My childhood growing up was good. Mommy did the best she could, raising one…
Fatherhood
I have a birth father. I also have a stepfather, Michael, who has been in my life since I was…
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