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Downtown Streets Team in the News
(Articles are in reverse chronological order)

Homeless men get lodging for work : Daytona Beach, FL, rolls out Downtown Streets Team based on our model.  (January 2009)

Cleaning up their act -- and the city:  General article on program success. (January 2009)

Palo Alto Streets team makes a clean sweep: Silicon Valley Business Journal article about the team. (April 2008)

Local Hero Award:  President receives Local Hero Award. (January 2008)

Team reels in bigger contracts: An article about the increase in DST contracts. (October 2, 2007)


Business leaders set sights on keeping downtown cleaner: An article about a new group of merchants and business leaders exploring how to make downtown Palo Alto cleaner. (September 7, 2007)

Homeless men aid police in arrest: Two on Downtown Streets Team help nab  suspected flasher: Announcement of team aiding police, keeping our streets safe (June 2007)

Our Town: Trying to end panhandling: Another article about the Give Inside, Not Outside campaign. (June 13, 2007)

City kicks off giving campaign: Another article about the Give Inside, Not Outside campaign by the City of Palo Alto "that encourages residents to donate money to social services rather than panhandlers." (June 10, 2007)

Palo Alto anti-panhandling effort kicks off: An article about the Give Inside, Not Outside campaign. (June 9, 2007)

Anti-panhandling effort set for Saturday: Another article about the Give Inside, Not Outside campaign. (June 8, 2007)

Palo Alto Online Palo Alto Weekly: Around Town: A paragraph (near bottom) entitled NABBED!... about two DST team members assisting police in the May 25 arrest of a man. (June 6, 2007)

Palo Alto ‘human services’ spared cutbacks?: An article about the City Council's Finance Committee's funding of human services non-profit organizations. (April 18, 2007)

New program for homeless targets alcohol: An article about the tragic death of homeless woman Lindi Lawrence. (March 4, 2007)

Our Town: Faces of Hope: An article about the 2007 DST calendar. (February 27, 2007)

TownSquare Forum: Thank you Downtown Streets Team!
A kudos from a Palo Altan. (July 5, 2006)

Can you spare some change?: Early article about the forthcoming DST organization. (May 13, 2005)