By SARAH DORSEY
Observer Staff
Nov. 15, 2007

As winter approaches, many of the District’s homeless are turning to shelters to stay warm at night. But by day, many are selling papers, hoping to finally get their own apartment.

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Street Sense, the District’s community biweekly rooted in homeless advocacy, is one of about 20 street newspapers nationwide.After four years in circulation, it has built a team of 40 vendors, who offer up copies on street corners, according to the paper’s Web site.Vendors, most of whom are homeless or living in area shelters, pay $.25 for each paper, then sell them for $1.

They make around $40 each day, according to the Web site.

According to Street Sense, vendors sell an average of 10,000 copies per issue. The non-profit is funded through grants, donations and advertising.

Street Sense is a member of the North American Street Newspaper Association, which provides information on forming a newspaper, links to member and international publications. It also provides a news wire service to its members, similar to the Associated Press.