It is published by the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Street Sense Media, which also produces documentary filmmaking, photography, theatre, illustration and poetry.

It provides a "no-barrier" work opportunity for homeless individuals, fostering community engagement and social conversation.

[5][6][7] As of 2017[update], Street Sense Media has over 130 active vendors distributing roughly 10,000 newspapers every two-week cycle.

[8] Ten years after it was founded as a street newspaper, the organization began expanding into multimedia content in 2013, starting with theatre.

Street Sense Media's theatre groups — Staging Hope (inter-generational)[9] and Devising Hope (adults)[10] — perform original works throughout the D.C. metro area, exploring themes such as love, family, grief, and personhood.