Annual reports & accounts

A year on from the Homeless World Cup in Glasgow, the tournament is still changing lives. The Legacy Project has helped event volunteers – all of whom had experience of homelessness or substance abuse issues – to continue improving their skills and confidence through sport. INSP met volunteer John Mooney, who is now a tennis coach.

INSP is very proud to announce that a ground-breaking 1 million words have been downloaded from the News Service’s updated online platform since December of last year. Here’s a look at why.

Watch as media experts unpick the ideas of fake news and ‘alternative facts’ at INSP’s lively debate.

Participants about to set off on international placement scheme to strengthen street papers and share ideas.

From Melbourne to Denver, Taipei to Athens, vendors across the globe share what it’s like to sell a street paper in their city… and so much more.

“The idea came from being hungry – the desire came from wanting to fight.” Currently homeless in Colorado Springs, Raven Canon is a campaigner and the founder of the world’s newest street paper. We caught up with her just after she published the first edition of The Springs Echo.

Big Issue vendors, asylum seekers and primary school children will contribute to a new nationwide arts project discussing land and housing in Scotland.

Featuring interviews with the founder and exhibiting artists of the One Festival of Homeless Arts at the Diorama Art Studio in Central London across August and September.

On her last day, INSP intern Francesca Harrington-Edmans looks back at the insights she’s gained from her experience of the street paper movement.

Veteran Greek journalist Nicholas Voulelis was today announced as a keynote speaker at INSP’s Global Street Paper Summit 2016, where he will tell the story of ‘The Journalists’ Paper’.

INSP has announced a very exciting job opportunity for a full time Projects Assistant to be part of the team that delivers the Global Street Paper Summit, #VendorWeek and the INSP Awards.

The INSP Awards 2016 – the annual celebration of excellence and innovation within the street paper network – are now open for entries.

64 teams, representing 51 countries, are expected to compete in George Square, in the heart of Glasgow – and just round the corner from INSP HQ!

Helsinki street paper Iso Numero has become the first Finnish member of INSP, while new paper Marie is the seventh member in Austria.

Maree Aldam has been working with street papers for almost eight years. This #VendorWeek she will try selling one for the very first time…

Belle and Sebastian’s Stuart Murdoch, actress Maxine Peake, Guardian columnist Owen Jones, David Shrigley-designed Partick Thistle mascot Kingsley and Scottish professional wrestler Grado will be among #VendorWeek supporters.