International Network of Street Papers

This article was written in INSP's new journalism training academy, Changing the Narrative, established in 2025 to provide people with direct experience of homelessness and poverty the opportunity to learn about journalism and the media.

"For Ama, falling in love with Kofi was like holding a candle. When it is aflame, it lights up the world around you, but then it starts melting and hurts you. In the end, it goes out and everything is dark, and all you are left with is your burns," writes Titi Chatty: www.insp.ngo/articles/new...

This article was written in INSP's new journalism training academy, Changing the Narrative, established in 2025 to provide people with direct experience of homelessness and poverty the opportunity to learn about journalism and the media.

"My story has unfolded to allow myself a chance, a willingness not to be beaten for the rest of my life; to be open and accepting of things that show me how to grow; to move forward despite many mistakes and failures," writes Jordan Methven: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...

This article was written in INSP's new journalism training academy, Changing the Narrative, established in 2025 to provide people with direct experience of homelessness and poverty the opportunity to learn about journalism and the media.

Staff with lived experience offer a better service to people experiencing homelessness, Robyn Woof argues. However, this kind of work can affect anyone’s mental health, and all workers, regardless of background, need to have their rights protected: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...

This article was written in INSP's new journalism training academy, Changing the Narrative, established in 2025 to provide people with direct experience of homelessness and poverty the opportunity to learn about journalism and the media.

Scotland’s insufficient water storage infrastructure is largely down to plentiful supply, with rainfall pouring into lochs, rivers and reservoirs. But with demand growing steadily, upgrades will soon be required: www.insp.ngo/articles/new...

This article was written in INSP's new journalism training academy, Changing the Narrative, established in 2025 to provide people with direct experience of homelessness and poverty the opportunity to learn about journalism and the media.

The UK’s population is forecast to rise from 69.6 million to 72.5 million by 2032, fuelling the housing crisis. But the government’s ambitious plan to build 300,000 new homes annually over the next five years carries a huge environmental impact and exacts a heavy toll: www.insp.ngo/articles/new...

This article was written in INSP's new journalism training academy, Changing the Narrative, established in 2025 to provide people with direct experience of homelessness and poverty the opportunity to learn about journalism and the media.

'Imagine wearing your best outfit ready to go to a friend’s party, and from nowhere, a man shows up. This man, a complete stranger, spits on your feet and says, “What can you do about it?”' writes a fleeing woman: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...

This article was written in INSP's new journalism training academy, Changing the Narrative, established in 2025 to provide people with direct experience of homelessness and poverty the opportunity to learn about journalism and the media.

In recent times, the integration of “lived experience” into homelessness services has gained considerable traction, but a critical examination reveals a complex array of dangers and ethical dilemmas that can undermine the very services that they aim to improve: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...

On 11 August, President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to “remove” homeless encampments in DC. Now, a new executive order could change how the US responds to homelessness.

Local street paper @streetsensedc.bsky.social reports: www.insp.ngo/articles/new...

With its mix of liberal attitudes and firm enforcement, Zurich is regarded as a model of drug policy. German street paper @hinzundkunzt.de spoke with Jonas Wenger of the Swiss Association for Addiction about challenges and what other countries can learn: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...

Writer and @litineraire.bsky.social vendor Agathe Melançon recently shared her love of words by leading a writing workshop for fellow street paper vendors, employees, and participants in professional integration programmes: www.insp.ngo/articles/str...

In the Swiss canton of Schwyz, rejected asylum seekers are locked out of the Kaltbach accommodation centre during the day, even if they are sick or it is snowing outside. But the residents are fighting back.

Local street paper Surprise reports: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...

Each night, as most of Denver sleeps, @denvervoice.bsky.social vendor Halvin Jones wanders the streets, always moving: www.insp.ngo/articles/ven...

Radmila Slavujevic sells @liceulice.bsky.social in Novi Sad, the centre of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina. She says that being a street paper vendor helps her to live more decently, and she also enjoys the opportunity to be active and meet new people: www.insp.ngo/articles/ven...

Families living at DC’s last city-funded migrant shelter, Harbor Light Center, have been told that they must find somewhere else to go by the end of the summer, leaving many facing homelessness. Local street paper @streetsensedc.bsky.social reports: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...

There has never been a more important time for journalists to cover homelessness. But telling these stories can feel daunting. That’s why the Homelessness Beat Reporters Collective created its Homelessness Reporting Guide - the first of its kind in the US: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...

If you've not read my piece for the @theinsp.bsky.social
and @mediamike.bsky.social on the Georgian Vagrancy Act, please do. It's about time Britain started leading the world in new, good ideas again. Best Paul Atherton FRSA
@thersaorg.bsky.social

The Georgian Vagrancy Act, signed into law in 1824, effectively criminalises homelessness. It is set to be repealed by spring 2026 – but the damage is already done, says Paul Atherton: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...

Kenneth Henry is a writer in The Stewpot Writers’ Workshop in Dallas, Texas, US, run by local street paper STREETZine. He spoke about his journey out of extreme depression and into housing: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...

Three people, who all have other jobs, sold Swiss street paper Surprise for a day. Here’s what they found out: www.insp.ngo/articles/str...

If everyone has the right to safe and secure housing in Australia, what do you do when you have no place left to go? The Big Issue Australia investigated what happens when rough sleeping becomes a crime – and asks if there’s a kinder way forward: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...

One year ago, the US Supreme Court allowed cities to criminalise sleeping in public. On 22 April, homelessness advocates gathered outside the Capitol to call attention to what is now a worsening crisis.

@streetsensedc.bsky.social reported from the ground: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...

Franca Fischer works as an emergency care nurse in Stuttgart, Germany. She told local street paper Trott-war about supporting patients experiencing homelessness and poverty: www.insp.ngo/articles/liv...

So far, we are building a fantastic community of learners, and working with some incredibly talented and passionate participants. We can’t wait to keep this energy going!

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