Street Sights is Providence's street newspaper. It serves as a forum for advocates, homeless and formerly homeless individuals, students, state officials, and the general public to share accurate and honest information about homelessness issues. Our goal is to shed light on a subject not often addressed and, to some degree, ignored. We aim to provoke discussion and give a voice to the voiceless in our community. We provide a space free of judgment in which we recognize the dignity and worth of each person and in doing so we empower the group as a whole.

Street Sights publishes articles dealing with the issues that affect the homeless and formerly homeless community in Rhode Island.

We publish one 12-page issue every month and distribute 2500 copies at over 60 locations around Providence. The paper is free to the public at those locations, but we are funded mainly by people who choose to subscribe to or sponsor the paper.

At least 85 unique individuals have contributed to the 13 issues of Street Sights between March 2007 and August 2008 in the form of articles, poems, art, and opinions. Approximately 75% of these people are currently or formerly homeless. Others are advocates, activists, students, and other members of the Providence community.

The people who work on Street Sights reflect our vision of empowerment – with people from
all walks of life, everyone can learn from each other. At Street Sights, members of our staff have
learned to use a computer, to type, to take photographs, to conduct interviews, to write articles, and more.

Everyone is welcome to get involved.