The following information is for Street Sense Media Artist/Vendors. Click here if you’re interested in becoming a vendor at Street Sense Media, or contact the Director of Vendor Employment, Thomas Ratliff.
Audience Survey is Live!
- There’s a QR code and a link on the back of the newspaper for your customers to use.
- You get 10 newspapers for every customer who writes your name or Vendor number in as a referral (maximum of 50 newspaper per week).
- You may have to walk your customers through it:
- “Take the Audience Survey on the back of paper! Write in my name or Vendor Number.”
- Ask the Paper Sales team at the front to check for your referral papers today.
2nd Friday 2-for-1 is back!
- Papers will be on sale for $.25/paper starting the second Friday of every issue.
- 2-for-1 will run from the second Friday through the following Tuesday, until the next issue is released.
10% Over 30 Bonus is Here!
- Buy 30 or more newspapers -> GET A 10% BONUS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Farmers Markets and Upcoming Events
- Farmers Markets:
- Georgetown Flea Market – Sun 8am – 4pm – 1737 Wisconsin Ave NW, DC
- Courthouse Metro – Sat 9am to 12pm – 1400 N Courthouse Rd, Arlington
- Columbia Heights – Sat 10am to 1pm – Park Rd NW & 14th St NW,
- DC
- Silver Spring Metro – Sat 10am to 1pm – 1 Veterans Pl, Silver Spring
- Brookland Metro – Sat 10am to 1pm – 716 Monroe St NE, DC
- Convention Center – Sat 9am to 1pm – 499 I St NW, DC
- Florida Market (Union Market) by NOMA Metro – Sun 10am – 1pm – 1309 5th St NE, DC
- Florida Market (Union Market) by NOMA Metro – Thur 4pm – 8pm – 1225 3rd St NE, DC
- Foggy Bottom Metro – Wednesday 2pm to 6pm – 901 23rd St NW, DC
Events around DC
Big city events are great sales opportunities! Long-time ‘Street Sense’ customers come from other parts of the city looking for ‘Street Sense’! And you meet folks who can’t wait to hear about ‘Street Sense’ and the Street Paper Movement!
Paper Sales and Admin Office Hours
- Monday – Friday | 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- Except Thursdays, when the office closes early at 3:15 p.m. for staff meeting.
Learn How to Accept Other Forms of Payment
Got Venmo? Got CashApp? Don’t let your customers have any excuse not to pay you!
Come see Thomas to setup Venmo and CashApp. You have to have your own accounts, but it’s pretty simple. Thomas can also show you how to use Twitter and Facebook to let customers know where you’re selling.
Check Out the MetroBus LIFT Program
- 50% off all Metrobus and Metrorail trips for anyone enrolled in SNAP benefits in DC, Maryland, or Virginia.
- Get details and sign-up by visiting this website: https://www.wmata.com/fares/Reduced-Fare-Programs/MetroLift/index.cfm.
- Or sign-up in person at the Metro Center Metro Offices, the L’Enfant Metro Headquarters, or the New Carrollton Metro Offices.
- Or see Darick in Case Management for sign-up support.
Workshop Schedule
- Monday | Poetry Workshop | 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
- Tuesday | Illustration Workshop | 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
- Wednesday | Writer’s Workshop | 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday | Theater Workshop | On hiatus until the Fall- Thursday | Workplace Workshop | 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
- Friday | F.A.C.E | 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Working with the Editorial Team on Your Writing
- The Newspaper team wants to work with you! But they’re getting the new issue ready every other Monday and Tuesday. So if their door’s open, go on in and see them.
- Also, they come to Writer’s Workshop each week just to work with you! Writer’s Workshop is every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.
- You can turn in a writing any day of the week. If the Editorial office is closed when you stop by with your writing, just leave it with staff in the Admin Office.
Reminders
- Receive extra newspapers for referring someone you know to new vendor orientation.
- Vendors continue to receive free papers for proof of COVID-19 vaccination.
Street Sense Media Office Status:
OPEN for business as usual.
- Street Sense follows the Federal Government. If they’re closed, we’re closed. If they’re on a 2-hour delay, we’ll open at 11 am. Check out their status here: https://www.opm.gov/status/
