Word on the Street

Word on the Street is a collection of personal narratives, artwork, poetry, and reporting on social issues in the Treasure Valley and beyond. Our newspaper addresses the stigma of homelessness and its material consequences while also providing a platform for people to tell their own stories. Our purpose is to raise awareness and motivate the community to create change that benefits all of us.
Word on the Street was founded through Project Well-Being, a day program at Interfaith Sanctuary focused on mental health and recovery and is edited by journalist and Boise State alumni Amanda Niess. The newspaper is printed and distributed to 30,000 Treasure Valley households once a month with the help of the Idaho Press.
If you have a story you’d like to see in Word on the Street, please feel free to send them to info@interfaithsanctuary.org. We would love to hear from you!
Healing the Individual
By Gerri Graves I’ll be the first to admit, I have never been a fan of self help,...
Honoring Leo with Love and Muffins
To honor Leo’s life, we held a memorial service on Sunday, February 23rd—a day that also happened to be National Muffin Day.
Sunflowers
By Gerri Graves It’s been a pretty difficult couple of months. I’ve had to move again,...
What is Love?
By Molly Balison In a world where it’s easy to see hate, destruction, division, brokenness and...
Small Steps to Create Togetherness
By Kayla Gaffney, LMSW, Terry Reilly Health Services Spring is just around the corner and is sure...
What Interfaith Sanctuary Means to Me
By Viola Crowley The first time I became homeless I was 21 with two babies. I stayed at the...
For the Love of Interfaith: Looking Back
By Molly Balison A middle-aged Ukrainian woman named Lydia wakes up in a park shivering. She...
Never Forget
By Viola Crowley Never forget to be kind to yourself. Never forget to forgive yourself. Never...
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