We offer a six month paid internship with SoHo Partnership as well as support with employment issues while the participant takes part in a comprehensive employment readiness program. Our ultimate goal is to help our clients obtain permanent positions in the New York metropolitan area. SoHo Partnership provides a line to independent living for homeless individuals and simultaneously provides a means to imporve the physical environment of the community. The seven year-old Street Life Gallery is a working art gallery run by homeless people. Artists can work on and display their art both on a daily basis and through exhibitions, shows, and publications.
Artists also help each other and offer workshops in the community.
Materials are mostly donated. The Gallery, a project of the Archdiocesan Housing Authority, is currently in the process of constructing a governing board. Homeless artists elect officers, monitor the gallery, and make all decisions themselves. StreetWrites is a workshop of homeless and low-income writers. Computers and other desktop publishing resources are available, with instruction as needed, and an extensive library.