A Allen: Good morning! Hey, how about
a Streetwise? Streetwise! 
A Allen: Good morning, Good morning!
Pretty smile! Streetwise! Streetwise!
A Allen: Hey! Be knowledgeable!
Good morning good morning!
A Allen: How are you doing sir?
Before I came to Streetwise, I was
basically at the end of my rope.
I couldn't find a job because of
the felonies that I had committed.
Nothing violent, basically drugs. Doing
drugs and getting high was a way of life
coming up for me.
Once I got sober, I wanted to stop the
drugs because I saw myself as going nowhere. 
Only to jail and maybe death. I wanted a
way up and out. I knew that I had to make 
an honest living.
A Allen: Streetwise, Streetwise!  Good morning
hey! Find out what you’ve been missing!
When I first came to Streetwise, they
accepted me with open arms. 
Helped me to get up on my feet, and helped me
to be able to earn a honest living like what I wanted.
A Allen: Thank you for shopping with us.
Customer: You take care! 
A Allen: Alright take care thank you!
Streetwise, Streetwise!
I feel very good about being able to do
the orientation.
One of the happy moments is to see
vendors come from the same place that
I came from, of being homeless, of being
addicted to drugs, and then having a
hope shot with Streetwise.
A Allen: Responsibility is the key to having
strong work ethics. You are your own boss 
A Allen: and must hold yourself accountable
for getting out there and selling magazines, 
A Allen: even on days when you might not
want to.
Streetwise, it offers self-employment to the
unemployed. Self-employment is important, okay, 
because that entails responsibility. If I don't
go to my location, the consequences is, 
I won't have no money, and if I don't have no
money, I won't be able to handle my responsibilities.
A Allen: Hey Jake! What’s up Jake? Jake thank you so
much man, You have a great day! Happy Monday!
A Allen: Streetwise, Streetwise!
The principles that Streetwise have taught me,
the entrepreneurial principles, the discipline,
the responsibility that Streetwise have taught me,
I feel as if I can use these same skills,
to be able to open up a business for myself.
A Allen: You’re all good, as long as we got the mink in
the scene! The mink Is what counts!
A Allen: Ok!
Customer: You’re so funny!
A Allen: You have a great day, thank you Marie!
Bye bye! I appreciate it!
When I came to Streetwise, it was just a
project, and I had to give it a try to see if it 
worked for me, and guess what? It did,
and I'm so happy about it.
A Allen: Hey! That’s what I’m talking about! That’s
what I’m talking about! Streetwise supporter! 
Hey hey! Streetwise supporter!
