“All the presentations were well done, but one really stuck with me: unemployment. The unemployment team tackled the misperceptions that exist for a local magazine called Streetwise. Vendors for Streetwise are usually homeless and are looking to get their lives back together and selling Streetwise is their job. I see these vendors on the corners and I admittedly ignore them. I grouped them with the other people begging that I see throughout the city, but last night I learned they are different. These vendors are trying to make a change in their lives by selling Streetwise. They’re not looking for a hand-out, they are looking for a hand-up. The team already changed my perception of Streetwise and I am confident their great ideas will help change the perceptions of many other Chicagoans.”
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