Cleveland Street Chronicle (FORMERLY HOMELESS GRAPEVINE) | Northeast Ohio Coalition For The Homeless

3631 Perkins Ave., 3a-3, Cleveland, OH 44114

Eligibility

Newspaper distribution is open to any homeless or low-income individual in Cuyahoga County who wishes to work, but they are licensed to sell only in Cleveland. The program is particularly helpful to those who may have difficulty obtaining regular jobs, or those who cannot live on minimum wage and are willing to work to earn more.

Hours

Office hours are M-F: 9:00am-5:00pm. Vendor training is during office hours but other times may be possible for good reason. Hours for selling vary.

(216) 432-0540

Voice

https://www.neoch.org

[email protected]

Application process

Call to make an appointment for training. Client must sign a contract agreeing to conditions of employment after training. Client receives his/her first 10 papers free, and has one month to sell 200 papers, after which he/she will receive a permanent photo ID which is good for 6 months as a vendor in Cleveland.

Fees

There is a small fixed fee for each paper.

Service area

Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Description

Publishes a periodic newspaper containing articles, poems, and editorials regarding issues of homelessness. The newspaper helps to educate the public about homelessness, and also provides job opportunities for people to return to the workforce by buying the papers for a low price and reselling them to the public. The vendors receive training, including being informed of city ordinances regarding selling, are in some cases assigned shifts at major distribution points, and have the opportunity to publish experiences of being without housing.

Data provided by

211 Cleveland

What's Here

Newspaper Publishing/Distribution Homelessness Issues Job Finding Assistance Homeless People

Providing organization

Northeast Ohio Coalition For The Homeless

Functions as a body of homeless and formerly homeless persons, public, private and nonprofit organizations, and individuals whose goal is to organize and empower homeless and at-risk persons through public education, advocacy, and the promotion of nurturing environments. The goal of the organization is to break the cycle of poverty and homelessness.