EDITOR’S NOTE THE DECEMBER 2022 ISSUE of the Denver VOICE has been my favorite to put together this year. I think you all will enjoy the designs our vendors have come up with for the wrapping paper insert. You can read which vendors inspired this year’s festive designs on page 7. Because our recipes last ELISABETH MONAGHAN MANAGING EDITOR December were a hit with our readers, we are introducing new recipes for 2022. There is a variety of recipes to fit every budget. You’ll find appetizers like Vegan Haystacks or Hawaiian-Style Spam; main dishes like Grilled Basil Chicken or Chicken LeBlanc; and desserts like Chocolate Fudge Cake, which is a recipe from the Great Depression Era. There are also recipes for tamales, pasta sauce, and a few options for turkey stuffing or dressing. I hope you enjoy looking over the recipes, or even better, I hope you’ll make a few (or all) of them. If you do make any of the recipes, we’d love to see how the dishes came out, so feel free to take a photo and email it to editor@denvervoice.org. Thank you for all of the encouragement and support you have given the Denver VOICE over the past year. We would not have a successful program without you! Happy Holidays, Elisabeth ■ DENVERVOICE.ORG E.ORG @deeOCE INTERIM OPERATIONS MANAGER Nikki Lawson MANAGING EDITOR Elisabeth Monaghan THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTOR BRIAN AUGUSTINE has been a Denver VOICE vendor for12 years and is happy to have an opportunity to share his experiences in his “Back to the Streets” column for the VOICE. WHAT WE DO The Denver VOICE empowers homeless, impoverished, and transient individuals by creating job opportunities through our vendor program. We give our vendors a job and help them tell their stories; this creates a space for them to be part of a community again. Vendors purchase copies of the VOICE for 50 cents each at our distribution center. This money pays for a portion of our production costs. Vendors can buy as many papers as they want; they then sell those papers to the public for a suggested $2 donation. The difference in cost ($1.50) is theirs to keep. WHO WE ARE The Denver VOICE is a nonprofit that publishes a monthly street newspaper. Our vendors are men and women in the Denver metro area experiencing homelessness and poverty. Since 2007, we have put more than 4,600 vendors to work. Our mission is to facilitate a dialogue addressing the roots of homelessness by telling stories of people whose lives are impacted by poverty and homelessness and to offer economic, educational, and empowerment opportunities for the impoverished community. We are an award-winning publication, a member of the International Network of Street Papers and the Colorado Press Association, and we abide by the Society of Professional Journalists code of ethics. PROGRAM COORDINATOR Connie Gaitan GRAPHIC DESIGNER Hannah Bragg VOLUNTEER COPY EDITORS Aaron Sullivan Laura Wing ARTISTS/PHOTOGRAPHERS John Alexander Lando Allen Brian Augustine Breez Rea Brown Raelene Johnson Gigi Galen Jerry Rosen WRITERS/RECIPE PROVIDERS John Alexander Lando Allen Brian Augustine Albert Bland Breez Rea Brown Connie Gaitan John Golden Raelene Johnson Nikki Lawson Elisabeth Monaghan Cabal Yarne BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chris Boulanger, President Jeff Cuneo, Treasurer Zephyr Wilkins, Secretary Donovan Cordova Raelene Johnson Julia Watson Cabal Yarne With the money they make selling the VOICE, vendors are able to pay for their basic needs. Our program provides vendors with an immediate income and a support group of dedicated staff members and volunteers. Vendors are independent contractors who receive no base pay. EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT editor@denvervoice.org VENDOR PROGRAM program@denvervoice.org • (720) 320-2155 ADVERTISING ads@denvervoice.org MAILING ADDRESS PO Box 1931, Denver CO 80201 VENDOR OFFICE 989 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO 80204 OFFICE HOURS: Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. Orientation is held every day we are open, but prospective vendors must arrive by 10:00 a.m. 2 DENVER VOICE December 2022 STAFF CONTRIBUTORS BOARD CONTACT US
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