EDITOR’S NOTE WHEN ONE OF OUR VENDORS saw the Ask a Vendor question for this issue, he commented that people who purchase the paper from him already know how to prepare for colder weather. Most of us know how to layer ELISABETH MONAGHAN MANAGING EDITOR up or keep gloves in our coat pockets in case things cool down quickly. So, I understand the vendor’s point: asking for tips to help people stay warm during the colder months may seem irrelevant if we can select from a variety of clothes or outerwear that will keep us warm. However, it isn’t the question, but rather, the responses to the question that hold value for the unhoused community. Those who are experiencing homelessness or housing instability know to keep warm, but when it’s cold outside, they don’t always have access to everything they need to stay that way, and the pandemic has only compounded this issue. So, as you read the vendor tips on how to keep warm during the colder months, it may not be new information, but each of the vendors is sharing tips based on their own experiences with having to figure out where they can go or what they can do to stay warm. And while their suggestions may seem basic, at the very least, it gives us insight into what it takes for them to find the comfort and security that many of us so easily take for granted. ■ March CONTRIBUTORS ROBERT DAVIS is an award-winning freelance reporter for the Denver VOICE. His work has also appeared in Colorado Public Works Journal, Fansided, Colorado Journal, and Medium.com. DENVERVOICE.ORG CE.ORG HAVEN ENTERMAN is a Colorado native and has been a volunteer copy editor for the VOICE. While studying English and Journalism at CSU, she taught creative writing workshops for incarcerated men and women. Now, she’s proud to help facilitate the dialogue on homelessness in the Denver community. CAT EVANS is a Colorado native born and raised in the Baker neighborhood of Denver. She is a musician, poet, photographer, cinematographer, and free thought enthusiast. She is focused on translatable activism through visuals and sound. @deeOCE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jennifer Seybold MANAGING EDITOR Elisabeth Monaghan PROGRAM COORDINATOR Anthony Cornejo GRAPHIC DESIGNER Hannah Bragg VOLUNTEER COPY EDITORS Ashton Brown Kersten Jaeger Aaron Sullivan Laura Wing WRITERS 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. 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. John Alexander Lando Allen Brian Augustine Stacie Booker Robert Davis Haven Enterman Cat Evans Habeel Harney Raelene Johnson Jacob Marsh Jerry Rosen BOARD OF DIRECTORS Nikki Lawson, President Chris Boulanger, Vice President Jeff Cuneo, Treasurer Zephyr Wilkins, Secretary Donovan Cordova Raelene Johnson Julia Watson Cabal Yarne 2 DENVER VOICE March 2022 STAFF CONTRIBUTORS BOARD CONTACT US
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