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!
My Story
By: SherryJo Crandall Word on the Street Issue 43, May 2024 . . . To tell my story is a review of...
BELTANE
By: Gerri Graves Word on the Street Issue 43, May 2024 . . . If you’ve been paying...
AND SO IT BEGINS!
By: WOTS Staff Word on the Street Issue 43, May 2024 . . . And So It Begins! Interfaith Sanctuary...
A VISIT FROM W/REST: LOCAL RESOURCE GUIDE
By: Amanda Niess Word on the Street Issue 43, May 2024 . . . The Wrest Collective is a non-profit...
THE NEXT PART OF MY STORY
By: Julie Loomis Word on the Street Issue 43, May 2024 . . . Well, I am able now to afford a place...
OUR FRIEND GAIGE
Editor’s Note “Our Friend Gaige” is a beautiful collaboration between WOTS Editor in Chief,...
CAIRNS: AN ESSAY
By: Julian Workman Word on the Street Issue 42, April 2024 . . . The foundation of a Cairn holds...
MY FRIEND KENDALL
By: Julie Loomis Word on the Street Issue 42, April 2024 . . . On Saturday the 16th of March...
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