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Media Center FeatureBy Angie Whitehurst / Street Sense Filmmakers Co-op April 1, 2020

Solutions Sit-downs: Senior Housing

Street Sense Media Vendor/Artist Angie Whitehurst (right) interviews National Low Income Housing Coalition Housing Advocacy Organizer Kyle Arbuckle in this special segment produced by the Street Sense Media Homeless Filmmakers Cooperative.

Media Center Feature December 12, 2018

The Gift: Street paper vendors from around the world on their favorite songs and what they mean to them

Vendors from many nations share the music they would choose to give as a Christmas gift.

Media Center FeatureBy Ronald Dudley / Sounds from the Street June 14, 2017

🎧 Sounds From the Street: Ron Dudley on Hip-Hop & Fatherhood

Dudley, aka Pookanu, is a musician on a spiritual mission — a mission to make sense of life, God, and fatherhood. It’s a lot to examine when you consider he’s relentlessly working to not only provide for his family but also find permanent housing.

Media Center FeatureBy Adam Kampe / Sounds from the Street May 11, 2016

🎧 Sounds From the Street: Wendy Oxenhorn on Founding the Street Paper Movement

A twist of fate catapulted Wendy into a life of social work that eventually led her to co-found the first street paper and spark a global movement.

Media Center FeatureBy Patty Smith / Sounds from the Street April 28, 2016

🎧 Sounds From the Street: Patty Smith Sings the Blues

Born in Mississippi, raised in Pennsylvania, Patty Smith now calls D.C. home. It’s here where she’s spent the last decade…

Media Center FeatureBy Sounds from the Street April 13, 2016

🎧 Sounds From the Street: Middle Schoolers Discuss Homeless Activism

On June 3, 2015, a group of students from Alice Deal Middle School organized a rally to support homeless anti-discrimination legislation….

Media Center FeatureBy Sounds from the Street / Reginald Black March 17, 2016

🎧 Sounds From the Street: Advocate Kate Coventry on the D.C. Winter Plan

Kate, who works for the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute, joins us to discuss how the city’s Winter Plan strives to protect unsheltered people during the cold months.

Media Center FeatureBy Sounds from the Street March 3, 2016

🎧 Sounds From the Street: Adam Motiwala on Digital Training for the Homeless

Adam discusses how his digital marketing workshop has evolved into a groundbreaking income-generating model for homeless individuals.

Media Center FeatureBy Sounds from the Street February 18, 2016

🎧 Sounds From the Street: Writer Nick Flynn on Reconnecting with His Father

At the age of 24, Flynn reconnected with his father at a homeless shelter, a story that was later adapted to the big screen. He shares his memories and thoughts on homelessness.

Media Center FeatureBy Sounds from the Street February 4, 2016

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Father Tom Weston on Addiction and Recovery

It doesn’t take much for someone to lose his or her way in life, but substance abuse certainly accelerates the…

Media Center FeatureBy Sounds from the Street January 20, 2016

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Christie Jones on Her Children’s Book About Homelessness

The author and educator discusses how her book, Are We Home Yet?, shines a light on the issue of child homelessness.

Media Center FeatureBy Sounds from the Street January 6, 2016

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Executive Director Brian Carome on the State of Homelessness

Brian discusses an exciting new Street Sense initiative that he hopes will will help talented artists find stability in their lives.

Media Center FeatureBy Sounds from the Street December 23, 2015

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DHS Director Laura Zeilinger on Affordable Housing

In a slight departure from our typical guests, we sit down with a policy maker.

Media Center FeatureBy Ken Martin / Sounds from the Street December 10, 2015

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Entrepreneur Ken Martin Wears Many Hats

After a long series of health setbacks cost him his job and home, Ken is using a startup hat business to put his life back together.

Media Center FeatureBy Sounds from the Street / Robert Williams November 11, 2015

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Robert Williams on Service, Respect and Art

Robert Williams says his years of service in Marine Corps helped him secure a HUD housing voucher, but not the…

Media Center FeatureBy Street Sense Filmmakers Co-op / Cynthia Mewborn October 30, 2015

📹 Who Should I Be Grateful Too?

A Street Sense Filmmakers Co-op production in which director Cynthia Mewborn confronts both her violent past and slow-to-heal present.

Media Center FeatureBy Street Sense Filmmakers Co-op / Sasha Williams October 30, 2015

📹 Raise to Rise

A Street Sense Filmmakers Co-op production, directed by Sasha Williams, touching on the shelter system, family and the importance of self-esteem.

Media Center FeatureBy Sounds from the Street October 28, 2015

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Benjamin Gates on Busking, Part 2 of 2

In the last episode, we learned how Benjamin is a musician of and for the people. He performs with homeless…

Media Center FeatureBy Sounds from the Street October 14, 2015

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Benjamin Gates on Busking, Part 1 of 2

Benjamin Gates grew up playing the cello. Now the instrument is his livelihood. From playing gigs at the Embassy of…

Media Center FeatureBy Sounds from the Street / Angie Whitehurst September 30, 2015

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Angie Whitehurst Part 2 of 2: A Life Resumed

It’s no secret that, whether you’re suffering from PTSD, depression, pain or grief — making art heals. Art therapy through…