Streetwise, Inc.

our mission: to empower the entrepreneurial spirit through the dignity of self-employment by providing chicagoans facing homelessness with a combination of supportive social services, workforce development resources, and immediate access to gainful employment. by focusing on employment training, housing stability, and financial literacy, we provide individuals that are willing to work with a stable foundation from which they can move themselves out of the crisis of poverty. since it’s founding in 1992, over 10,000 vendors have benefited from the income, training, and social service supports provided by streetwise. learn more at www.streetwise.org help us empower people through employment. how to get involved with streetwise: purchase streetwise magazine: by purchasing a magazine from one of our vendors, your money goes directly to that individual’s income. each vendor makes a commission from the sales of this publication and these profits help them to afford housing, food, clothing, an