title: Word on the Street (newspaper)
text: # Word on the Street (newspaper)
  
  Word On The Street was a street newspaper in Baltimore, Maryland.
  
  The newspaper was managed "by people who have experienced homelessness in the past or are still surviving on the street." The organization aimed to have 75 percent of the content written by the homeless community.
  
  Editor-in-Chief Mark Schumann experienced homelessness himself for many years.
  
  ## Vending
  
  Word on the Street was sold by individuals for a suggested donation of $1. Each vendor then purchased new papers at 25 cents apiece.
  
  ## Affiliations
  
  Word on the Street was a member of the North American Street Newspaper Association and International Network of Street Papers.
  
  