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Youth voices: writing from YSA’s Tiny House Village

November 8, 2021
Arts and Culture   YSA youth contributions
Excerpts from a writers workshop at the Youth Spirit Artworks Tiny House Empowerment Village.

The Land or the People

By Aceeyah Safi-Eddine on November 8, 2021
Arts and Culture   Poetry   YSA youth contributions
A poem by YSA participant Aceeyah Safi-Eddine.

There is not enough hope for older people with disabilities who are looking for work

By Jack Bragen on August 10, 2021
First-person   Opinion   YSA youth contributions
There are many causes of unemployability. Being disabled and older, and not having a college degree are near the top of the list.

A note on our August cover

By Alastair Boone on August 10, 2021
Arts and Culture   Features   YSA youth contributions
As the highly contagious Delta variant spreads and vaccination on the street remains low, houseless people are once again at the forefront of COVID’s impact.

Narrative poem: “S.O.S for a homeless vet”

By Douglas Levon Dawkins on August 9, 2021
Arts and Culture   YSA youth contributions
Moby Theobald The gutter is not where I’m from. Yes, I been called a statistic, and treated like a bum.

Narrative poem: After years of domestic violence, I am not Jane Doe

By Douglas Levon Dawkins on July 7, 2021
Arts and Culture   Poetry   YSA youth contributions
A narrative poem by Truth N. Poetry.

Street Spirit narrative poetry: being heard

By Douglas Levon Dawkins on June 1, 2021
Arts and Culture   Poetry   YSA youth contributions
A poem from incarcerated poet Douglas Levon Dawkins' collection, "Exhibit A: Homelessness"

What if I told you I could change reality right in front of you?

By Jack Bragen on February 11, 2021
Arts and Culture   Fiction   YSA youth contributions
Frederick Walford has been in treatment for "delusional thoughts" for years now. But what if I told you he has been misdiagnosed?

The color of a rainbow

By Isabel Gallegos on February 11, 2021
Arts and Culture   Poetry   YSA youth contributions
A poem by YSA youth participant Isabel Gallegos.

Good terminology is necessary for good mental health treatment

By Jack Bragen on February 10, 2021
Commentary   Opinion   YSA youth contributions
Mental health consumers are rendered impotent by the verbal and psychological tactics of those in the mental health treatment system. This prevents us from building decent lives for ourselves.

How to support unsheltered people in the winter months

By Street Spirit staff on December 2, 2020
Features   YSA youth contributions
Living outside is never easy, but the rain and cold create additional burdens for unhoused people. The following is a list of items to keep on hand to help meet the immediate needs of unsheltered people during the winter months.

Natascha the sentient house cat

By Jack Bragen on December 2, 2020
Arts and Culture   Fiction   YSA youth contributions
Justin had what he wanted. Natascha was a one-year-old, female, Russian Blue cat, in near-perfect health. He had bought a pet hospital months before to avoid answering the questions of an adoption agency or county shelter.
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