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The Timeline
from April 5 - 11, 2021
March 5, 2020
StreetWise merged with the ywca metropolitan Chicago
March 13, 2020
Shelter-in-place order in effect; streetwise remains open
March 22, 2020
StreetWise began its first round of emergency financial support
March 27, 2020
StreetWise moved from Uptown to 2009 S. State Street
April 6, 2020
Print publication of the magazine stopped; StreetWise became a digital-only publication
April 13, 2020
Launched the “I’m Still Here" Campaign to encourage subscriptions, purchases, and general support for vendors
May 18, 2020
Vendors returned to work, doing U.S. Census outreach with homeless people throughout the City
June 30, 2020
Census outreach concludes
July 6, 2020
Returned to print publication and street sales
September 2020
[All Month] featured video interviews with the 20 Most Inspiring Chicagoans
October 1, 2020
StreetWise hosted its annual gala virtually
November 23, 2020
StreetWise + Rivet launch the new serialized podcast where i stay, focusing on invisible homelessness & economic injustice
November 30, 2020
Giveashi*t launches the 2021 collection of locally designed tees and merch online at www.giveashirt.net
March 18, 2021
WHERE I STAY is nominated for "best podcast mini series" at the 13th annual shorty awards alongside HBO, the NFL, and iHeartRadio. It is also nominated for the shorty audience honor, which is a public vote
