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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
